If security, if international security depends upon finding anybody, it's not Waldo. We took our eye off the ball. Where is Osama bin Laden, and what are we doing about him and his violent extremists and the people that follow his way of thinking? So, may I ask you a question? Congressman Yarmuth, is it really true that our intelligence community went dark? Are we no longer listening in on conversations? Is some of this fear mongering actually real? Is there any truth in there at all? Are we going dark? Are we not listening to people who want to do us harm?
Steve Kagen: “If security, if international security depends upon finding anybody, it's not Waldo. We took our eye off the ball. Where…”
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Discussing concerns about national security and intelligence operations.
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