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i''mgratefulfortheoutstandingworkofintelligenceandlawenforcementofficersintheunitedkingdomandinourcountry.thisweek''sarrestsweretheculminat

ionofhardwork,cooperation,andinformation-sharingacrodifferentagenciesanddifferentgovernments.we''redealingwithanewenemythatusesnewmeaofattackandnewmethodstocommunicate.thisweek''seventsdemotratethevitalimportanceofeuringthatourintelligenceandlawenforcementpersoelhaveallthetoolstheyneedtotrackdowntheterrorists,andpreventattacksonourcountry.

becauseofthemeasureswe''vetakentoprotecttheamericanpeople,ournationissaferthanitwaspriortoseptemberthe11th.still,wemustnevermakethemistakeofthinkingthedangerofterrorismhaspaed.thisweek''sexperienceremindsusofahardfact:theterroristshavetosucceedonlyoncetoachievetheirgoalofmamurder,whilewehavetosucceedeverytimetostopthem.unfortunately,somehavesuggestedrecentlythattheterroristthreatisbeingusedforpartisanpoliticaladvantage.wecanhavelegitimatedisagreementsaboutthebestwaytofighttheterrorists,yetthereshouldbenodisagreementaboutthedangersweface.

americaisfightingatoughwaragaitanenemywhoseruthleeisclearforalltosee.theterroristsattempttobringdownairplanesfullofiocentmen,women,andchildren.theykillciviliaandamericanservicemeniniraqandafghanistan,andtheydeliberatelyhidebehindciviliainlebanon.theyareseekingtoreadtheirtotalitarianideology.they''reseekingtotakeovercountrieslikeafghanistanandiraqsotheycanestablishsafehavefromwhichtoattackfreenatio.thesekillersneedtoknowthatamerica,greatbritain,andouralliesaredeterminedtodefendourselvesandadvancethecauseofliberty.withpatience,courage,anduntiringresolve,wewilldefendourfreedom,andwewillwinthewaronterror.

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