I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11.

When we get people who are more concerned about reading the rights to an Al Qaeda terrorist than they are with protecting the United States against people who are absolutely committed to do anything they can to kill Americans, then I worry.

The biggest threat we face is the possibility of terrorist groups like al Qaeda equipped with weapons of mass destruction, with nukes, bugs or gas. That was the threat after 9/11 and when we took down Saddam Hussein we eliminated Iraq as a potential source of that.

I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11.

We have no intention of ignoring or appeasing history's latest gang of fanatics trying to murder their way to power.

I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.

That's the nature of the intelligence business. You have to work with what you can get your hands on, but it is.. and in fact it's more an art form than it is a science, and you have to continually work the problem, continually try.