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Andrew P. Hunter: “That is one thing this President has done in moving so aggressively because lots of people cautioned him to hold back…”

On the recordJune 15, 2004
That is one thing this President has done in moving so aggressively because lots of people cautioned him to hold back and wait and delay; and by moving aggressively, he kept the terrorists off balance. Many people have said, well, how come we have not had more strikes and have not had more actions against Americans. Very simply, when you have a meeting and a bomb-guided precision munition comes through the window and blows up your meeting, it is pretty tough to conspire to kill Americans, and the literally hundreds and hundreds of bad guys have discovered that the Americans were able to find them in places where they thought they were totally inviolate. That is because of the aggressive posture against terrorism that this President assumed. He did the right thing by doing that.
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Andrew P. Hunter
Illinois

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Discussing the President's aggressive approach to counterterrorism.

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