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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What's most troubling about Senator Reid's comments yesterday is his defeatism. Indeed, last week he said the war is already lost. And the timetable legislation that he is now pursuing would guarantee defeat.
I think the bottom line is, was I up to the task of being vice president? And there is no question, I think, based upon the fact that I did it for eight years that they were right.
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.
This is al Qaeda operating in Iraq. And, as I say, they were present before we invaded Iraq.
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