You'll remember Dr. Rice said that several times: It was not a warning about the place and the method and the time - it was a general warning. And that points out the imperfection, if you would, of our intelligence.

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Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Democracy makes us articulate our views, defend them, and refine them.

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our...

Addressing global resentment cannot be put off. If we do not learn to use our...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

Putting together a counter- terrorism policy, it's very easy to look at law enforcement or...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

The temptations are great to simply retreat to the domain of private life and give...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

But in the end our government usually - not unfailingly - is responsive to the...

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

For decades the American people have had an addiction to oil and gas.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Protecting Americans from nuclear terrorism rises above politics.

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Aid can work where there is good governance, and usually fails where governments are unable...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

Foreign aid is neither a failure nor a panacea. It is, instead, an important tool...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

One half of the world's people live on less than two dollars a day. This...

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

President George W. Bush is the first American president to call openly for two-states, Israel...

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

Now the difficulty with those warnings is that they were not specific.

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The U.S has acquired reservoirs of goodwill around the globe over many years. But it...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

A likely source for terrorists seeking to buy or steal nuclear materials is the former...

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

Our democracy is not a product but a continual process. It is preserved not by...

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

We cannot do everything in Africa, but doing nothing is not an option.

Democracy fascinates me.

Democracy fascinates me.

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

The U.S. should support the historic Gaza withdrawal as a first step toward a final...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

U.S. officials and outside experts agree that China is undertaking a comprehensive modernization of its...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...

But despite this breathtaking pace, I believe in the capacity of our democracy to meet...