If there is a nuclear terrorist attack or a major pandemic ... you are going to see the ineptitude of this government in a way that'll take you back to the declaration of independence.

It's one thing to have the capacity to respond effectively in the event of a terrorist attack... it's entirely of another order to have the capacity to anticipate events,

If you had a terrorist incident, or a nuclear bomb or a biological weapon in a major metropolitan area, that could trigger that kind of need.

Pakistan condemns the terrorist attack.

The fact that we haven't faced another major terrorist attack on American soil since Sept. 11 is a very significant achievement, and one that's easy to forget - it's the dog that doesn't bark.

I was an English major.