“Because if we make the wrong choice, then the danger is that we'll get hit again, that we'll be hit in a way that will be devastating from the standpoint of the United States, and that we'll fall back into the pre-9/11 mind set if you will, that in fact these terrorist attacks are just criminal acts, and that we're not really at war. I think that would be a terrible mistake for us.” IfsThinkingWayMindWarStatesFactsWould BeChoicesFallUnitedMistakeUnited StatesDangerTerribleCriminalsTerroristStandpointFall BackMind SetTerrorist AttacksWrong Choices Author:Dick Cheney
“The intelligence activities undertaken by the United States government are lawful, necessary and required to protect Americans from terrorist attacks.” StatesGovernmentUnitedUnited StatesActivityProtectTerroristNsaState GovernmentTerrorist AttacksUnited States Government Author:Dana Perino
“The majority of terrorist attacks that have been disrupted in the United States have been disrupted due to things like the Time Square bomber, who was caught by a hotdog vendor, not a mass surveillance program, not a cyber-espionage campaign.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesMassProgramMajorityCaughtDuesCampaignsTerroristSquaresSurveillanceEspionageTerrorist AttacksCyberBombersVendorsTimes Square Author:Edward Snowden