In fact, my view is that had we not passed IRTPA and had we continued to operate the intelligence community using the 1947 business model set out in the National Security Act, we would probably not have been able to thwart a number of plots or take down Osama bin Laden.
Harman argues that IRTPA was crucial in preventing terrorist plots and capturing bin Laden.
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We have to keep an eye on this. We have to think about ways in which we can help Americans who are unfairly detained there.
This is a time, in my view, for Congress to step up and insist that secondary and tertiary ramifications of these issues be considered.
As I have often said, the terrorists won't check our party registration before they blow us up.
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