When We Uphold The Rule Of Law,

Poverty Does Not Cause Violence And Terrorism. Lack Of Education Does Not Cause Terrorism.

Al-qa'ida Is The Antithesis Of The Peace, Tolerance And Humanity That Is At The Heart Of Islam.

Terrorism Needs To Be Fought Against And Certainly Delegitimized Or Attacked, But Some Of The Underlying Grievances That Might In Fact Lead Individuals Astray To Terrorism Cannot Be Ignored.

As A Matter Of International Law, The United States Is In An Armed Conflict With Al-qaida, The Taliban, And Associated Forces, In Response To The 9/11 Attacks, And We May Also Use Force Consistent With Our Inherent Right Of National Self-defense.

I'm Not Ideological. I Think Sometimes When People Are Ideological, The World's A Lot Easier. Because It Falls Into Either Right Or Wrong, Or Black Or White, Or Whatever. To Me, I'm Still Trying To Figure Out A Lot Of Things.