10/25/2002
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"I look forward to reviewing their recommendations in more detail, but a few points are immediately clear:"
"The most important job of this Government is to protect the United States from further attack."
"This policy responds to the emergence of high-risk maritime areas that threaten U.S. interests."
"This barbarous act was clearly aimed at inflaming sectarian tensions among the peoples of Iraq."