To stop terrorists before the strike, we must do three things: deny them entry into the country, curtail their freedom of action inside the country, and deprive them of material and moral support from within the country.

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George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have...

George Tenet has been the director of central intelligence since 1997, time enough to have...

Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.

Sometimes the things we have to do are objectionable in the eyes of others.

No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done...

No operational commander should have to assign a soldier a task that could be done...

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

Acknowledge that a more closely integrated Europe is no longer an unqualified American interest.

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

In any event, the problem in Iran is much bigger than weapons. The problem is...

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

The lax multiculturalism that urges Americans to accept the unacceptable from their fellow citizens is...

There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people...

There is no doubt that, with the exception of a very small number of people...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

We may be so eager to protect the right to dissent that we lose sight...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Law-abiding citizens value privacy. Terrorists require invisibility. The two are not the same, and they...

Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and...

Dictators must have enemies. They must have internal enemies to justify their secret police and...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

Nor should we exclude the possibility that Islamic terrorism may begin to make common cause...

National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not...

National sovereignty is an obligation as well as an entitlement. A government that will not...

If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

If we just let our vision of the world go forth, and we embrace it...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

The jealousy and resentment that animate the terrorists also affect many of our former cold...

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.

We must do our utmost to preserve our British ally's strategic independence from Europe.

Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no...

Non-citizen terrorist suspects are not members of the American national community, and they have no...

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...

Few governments in the world, for example, praise human rights more ardently than does the...

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

We should force European governments to choose between Paris and Washington.

But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish...

But if the UN cannot or will not revise its rules in ways that establish...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...

Right now, American law bars the admission of aliens suspected of terrorist activity - but...