George Bush actually said...

"The legislation also permits the United States to effectively gather information from captured terrorists that is needed to protect Americans from further terrorist attack."

"Prompt enactment of the legislation will assist in the effective conduct of the War on Terror and in bringing terrorists to justice."

"The leaking of classified information, the President takes it very, very seriously, I can assure you of that."

"The terrorists, once they were hit hard in Afghanistan and are hit hard in other places around the world as we work in cooperation with our allies, that they disperse and become more diffuse."