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We Need, From Time To Time, To Use Military Force Or All Of The Resources At Our Command In Order To Defend The Nation And Defend Our Friends. Sometimes, That Requires Us To Take Actions That Generate Controversy. I Think There Are Probably Some Who Actually Believe, If We Just Go Talk Nice To These Folks, Everything Is Going To Be Ok. I Don't Think The World Works That Way.

We've Had Experiences Where The President's Been Shot, But Never Had A Situation Where The Vice President Shot Somebody.

I Have Argued In The Past, And Would Again, If We Had Been Able To Pre-empt The Attacks Of 9/11 Would We Have Done It? And I Think Absolutely. We Have To Be Prepared Now To Take The Kind Of Bold Action That's Being Contemplated With Respect To Iraq In Order To Ensure That We Don't Get Hit With A Devastating Attack When The Terrorists' Organization Gets Married Up With A Rogue State That's Willing To Provide It With The Kinds Of Deadly Capabilities That Saddam Hussein Has Developed And Used Over The Years.

In Terms Of Asking Questions, I Plead Guilty. I Ask A Hell Of A Lot Of Questions. That's My Job.

You Know, I've Got Experiences Going Back To The Wage Price Controls In The Nixon Administration Where, In Effect, We Had What I Think Was A Terrible Mistake, In That Case A Republican Administration, Where Moved In And Tried To Control The Wages, Prices And Profits Of Every Enterprise In America. It Was A Huge Mistake.