I think all Americans would. Obviously, it is critically important we know all that we possibly can of what occurred. If there was, in fact, information that should have been acted on, it is critically important we know about it, what happened, and why actions were not taken, so we minimize the possibility of the events of September 11 from occurring again. We all realize, as our colleague and friend from New York has pointed out, it is a difficult job being the Chief Executive Officer of this country, the Commander in Chief. And there is a voluminous amount of material that arrives every day from our national security agencies and services. But when you get information this specific, this detailed, arriving from a variety of different sources, then someone should have taken better action, in my view. So I am hopeful we will get a response. It is critically important for the healing process and for understanding exactly what occurred.
On the recordMay 16, 2002
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Addressing the need for accountability and understanding regarding the events leading up to September 11.
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