But the ultimate threat is the possibility of their succeeding and getting, say, a biological agent or a nuclear weapon, smuggling it into the United States, into one of our own cities, and raising the specter of -- of being able to kill hundreds of thousands of Americans.
Dick Cheney discusses the potential threats to the U.S. and the fear surrounding terrorism just before the 2004 election.
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the documents released Monday clearly demonstrate that the individuals subjected to enhanced interrogation techniques provided the bulk of intelligence we gained about al Qaeda.
The intelligence officers who questioned the terrorists can be proud of their work, proud of the results, because they prevented the violent death of thousands, perhaps hundreds of thousands, of people.
If they're competent to fight this war, then I ought to be singing on 'American Idol.'
This is al Qaeda operating in Iraq. And, as I say, they were present before we invaded Iraq.
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