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http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/03/20050331.htmlPresident Discusses Schiavo, WMD Commission Report
Room 450
Dwight D. Eisenhower Executive Office Building
11:31 A.M. EST
I also want to thank the other members of the commission -- Senator John McCain, Rick Levin, Harry Rowen, Walt Slocombe, Bill Studeman, Judge Patricia Wald, Chuck Vest and Lloyd Cutler. I want to thank them for their
hard work. They spent a lot of time on this project. I asked these distinguished individuals to give me an unvarnished look at our intelligence community, and they have delivered.
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The men and women of our intelligence community
work hard. And the sacrifices they have made have helped protect America, and our nation is grateful for their
hard work. The work they're doing is critical. We need to prevent terrorists from getting their hands on the weapons of mass murder they would like to use against our citizens.
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The work of our intelligence community is
extremely difficult work. Every day, dangerous regimes are working to prevent us from uncovering their programs and their possible relationships with terrorists. And the work our intelligence men and women do is, by nature, secret, which is why the American people never hear about many of their successes. I'm proud of the efforts of our intelligence workers and I'm proud of their commitment to the security of our country, and the American people should be proud, too.
And that's why this report is important. It will enable these fine men and women to do their jobs in better fashion, to be able to more likely accomplish their mission, which is to protect the American people, and that's why I'm grateful to the commission for this
hard work.
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I'm grateful for your
hard work, and now the chairman of the commission and the co-chairman of the commission have agreed to answer your questions. Thank you, sir.
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And this was just in a 7 minute span...