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On the recordAugust 9, 2006
Yes, it is safer, and I'll tell you why. This plot probably would not have been stopped prior to September 11, 2001.
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Carleton King
Republican · New York

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King asserts that the U.S. is safer now compared to before 9/11 due to improved intelligence and cooperation.

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