Certainly those of us in the Congress, whether they be on the Committee on Armed Services, which I am on, or it could be on the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other committees, we have known for a number of years that the possibility of a rogue nation or a terrorist group making an attack on the American people was a matter of probably when it was going to happen. Would we be prepared? That is another question.
Discussing the threat of terrorism and preparedness in Congress.
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