“America has a critical role to play as the most powerful member of the world community.”
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An America that inspires hope in its ideals must complement an America that inspires awe in its strength.
The prompt assimilation of that intelligence will be essential if we are to avoid another September 11th.
In fact, the converse is true: At a time when the United States has been called on for a level of moral leadership, vision and inspiration not seen since World War II, we cannot afford to dissemble about crimes against humanity.
Our failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq thus far has been deeply troubling, and our intelligence-gathering process needs thorough and unbiased investigation.
