12/06/2006
https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu...
"Americans expect their Government to do everything in its power under our laws and Constitution to protect them and their civil liberties."
"This terrorist surveillance program makes it more likely that killers like the 9/11 hijackers will be identified and located in time."
"Mike Hayden is supremely qualified to lead the CIA."
"Our efforts are focused on links to Al Qaida terrorists and its affiliates who want to harm the American people."