Jihad is holy struggle, a legitimate tenet of Islam meaning to purify oneself or one's community.

Al-Qa'ida does not follow a traditional command structure, wear uniforms, carry its arms openly, or mass its troops at the borders of the nations it attacks. Nonetheless, it possesses the demonstrated capability to strike with little notice and cause significant civilian or military casualties.

We are a nation of laws, and we will always act within the bounds of the law.

We need to make sure that leaks of classified information, of national security secrets, needs to be rigorously pursued and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

Terrorists are not 100 feet tall. Nor do they deserve the abject fear they seek to instill.

Unfortunately, in war, there are casualties, including among the civilian population.

A lot of things look good on an academic's blackboard in terms of the actions that need to be taken. It's almost like a football coach, when you draw the X's and O's: Every play that is chalked on that board goes for a touchdown. Well, there are a lot of yards to be made between the line of scrimmage and the touchdown.