We didn't find the stockpiles we thought we would find, the stockpiles that everybody thought was there. But I do know -- I do know -- I do know that he had the capability of making those weapons, and he could have passed that capability on to an enemy. And that's a risk we could not afford to take after September the 11th. Knowing what I know today, I would have made the same decision.
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