On the recordDecember 13, 2001
I say to my friend, I listened carefully, but you don't rule out the possibility that someone could fire in anger but a single missile. That is the fallacy that I find in this argument. They do not rule out, they do not address the possibility, that but a single missile would come in and in all probability that missile would cause devastation far greater than a device that perhaps was conveyed by a truck or otherwise. So I think I just cannot accept the arguments, that concept of the "least likely" would deter this President or any President from proceeding toward a system to protect us against an attack by a limited number of missiles. That is all this President has asked repeatedly in his short term since he has been President. That is what he is asking. I hope Congress eventually delivers on that request by our President.
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