James Clapper: “Absolutely. That has been the pattern.”

I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.

A stark reminder that the terrorist threat to this country hasn't gone away. We cannot take our eyes off this ball.

No, I don't. The Chinese setup is that there is a Polit bureau member who is the overseer -- the senior overseer on behalf of the Polit bureau for the entirety of the Intelligence and Security apparatus of China.

Well, Anderson, that's exactly right. And this is what this whole issue boils down to, is will to fight.