It would have been a very bitter, difficult battle which probably would have resulted in his not being confirmed, if history is a guide,

This does not mean they have anthrax,

Lincoln made mistakes. Roosevelt made mistakes. Eisenhower made mistakes. The Battle of the Bulge was the biggest intelligence failure in American military history, much bigger than any in Vietnam or now. We didn't know that the Soviets were moving 400,000 or 500,000 troops. We missed it.

This is one of the most tragic days that I can remember in the city,

I understand. I agree with his decision that he had to drop out,

President Bush decided that we could no longer be just on defense against global terrorism, but we must also be on offense,