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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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...

Democracy fascinates me.

Democracy fascinates me.

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

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

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.

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...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

We should insist that governments receiving American aid live up to standards of accountability and...

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...

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...

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is...

I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is...

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.

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

So much of our attention is trained on the Middle East these days, but we...

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

This nation is never finished. It has to be re-created in each generation.

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...

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

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

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

Events often move faster than our ability to comprehend them.

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...

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very...

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

Instinct is intelligence incapable of self-consciousness.

The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this...

The Queen's intelligence network is a hell of a lot better than anyone's in this...

The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the...

The Intelligence Committee will also examine present counterintelligence programs for the Department of Energy, the...