Mark Kirk: “as we move from the shock and anger of yesterday's terrorist attack, we must take action to protect every American. We…”

“as we move from the shock and anger of yesterday's terrorist attack, we must take action to protect every American. We suffered an intelligence failure similar to Pearl Harbor. We must identify how our intelligence missed the planning for this attack and correct the problem. We must lift restrictions on our agents operating abroad and provide them with the tools they need to defeat terrorists who attack Americans. Our aviation security system also failed. We need sky marshals on every flight while applying the lessons from airlines like Israel's El Al that operate safely under terrorist threat. We will work with manufacturers, airlines and pilots to secure cockpits from any attempt to commandeer the aircraft. Our military and intelligence establishment won the cold war, but must now be reformed to master the threats of a new century. Terrorism, weapons of mass destruction, cyber-attack and ballistic missiles are the new threats to our freedom. We must build a Global Alliance Against Terrorism with our key allies in NATO, the Middle East and Asia. If this attack was delivered by foreign terrorists, we will hunt them down. Terrorists cannot operate without the support of governments. if we find a foreign government provided aid for this attack, that government will face the full might of the U.S. military and our allies. Our grandfathers and mothers of the Greatest Generation responded to Pearl Harbor's call. This is our time.”