We need to have a strong defense focused on areas that are in the greatest vulnerability. I have been very concerned about America's 361 seaports as a point in which terrorist activities and materials could be brought into the country.

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I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

I have had national security background, 10 years on the Intelligence Committee, the last two...

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

I presumed the president was being truthful until a series of events undercut that confidence.

Yes, more than 100 Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take the nation to war....

Yes, more than 100 Democrats voted to authorize Bush to take the nation to war....

The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to...

The president has undermined trust. No longer will the members of Congress be entitled to...

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of...

During the Cold War, we gathered information by listening to the Soviets, taking pictures of...

The American people have been denied important information for their own protection.

The American people have been denied important information for their own protection.

There are some legitimate security issues, but I believe many of the objections the administration...

There are some legitimate security issues, but I believe many of the objections the administration...

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow...

I would give relief from the first $10,000 of the payroll tax. I would allow...

The doctors have given me a green light. They have said that my heart is...

The doctors have given me a green light. They have said that my heart is...

In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah....

In my judgment, the greatest risks are international terrorist groups like al Qaeda and Hezbollah....

This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after...

This president has been reluctant to hold anybody accountable. No one was held accountable after...

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.

I consider my voice to be a centrist moderate voice among the nine Democratic candidates.

We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

We need to make a greater investment in human intelligence.

Today 80 percent of all the oil that comes out of the Gulf is from...

Today 80 percent of all the oil that comes out of the Gulf is from...

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things...

I keep lists of names of people that I have met, a list of things...

I had earlier concluded that a war with Iraq would be a distraction from the...

I had earlier concluded that a war with Iraq would be a distraction from the...

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein...

We are in possession of what I think to be compelling evidence that Saddam Hussein...

With terrorist groups like al Qaeda, you can't learn what you want to learn about...

With terrorist groups like al Qaeda, you can't learn what you want to learn about...

A significant number of pages and sentences that the administration wants to keep in a...

A significant number of pages and sentences that the administration wants to keep in a...

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment...

Gen. Tommy Franks told me the war was being compromised as specialized personnel and equipment...