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[jet engine roaring]

>> Goodness gracious.

[chuckles]

Must be something here I'm just

not communicating.

>> No, Mr. Secretary.

We understand how much you want

to revamp the Department of

Defense.

You've made that very clear.

I guess we're not communicating

our problem.

Lack of available funds.

Both political parties are

committed to a Social Security

lockbox.

>> Well, Social Security is

a wonderful thing, Congressman,

but without national security,

it won't be much use.

>> That's, uh-- That's pretty

dramatic.

>> No doubt.

But be clear, gentlemen.

We've got North Koreans

launching missiles.

We had an attack on the World

Trade Center in 1993.

Then the USS Cole, the East

African Embassy bombings, the

Khobar Towers.

There's a war going on out

there.

Now, it's in slow motion, but

it's real.

And there's no reason to believe

that the people responsible for

these events have decided to

take up new careers.

There's bound to be more.

>> More?

Can you be specific?

>> [chuckling]

Not at this moment.

But mark my words, there'll be

something.

Yeah.

An event.

And we-- you and I-- don't want

to be on the wrong side of that

event.

Our military must be

transformed, made ready for this

new world, or we'll be very much

on the wrong side, Social

Security lockbox or not.

>> ♪ Ooh, ooh, ooh...

♪ Ooh... ooh... ooh...

♪♪

[children laughing and

chattering]

>> Thing is, you don't pronounce

that "E," but there's a reason

it's there.

So, Cindy, can you say that

word?

[pager buzzing]

>> Game.

>> No, so everyone can hear it.

>> Game.

>> Yeah, see?

[chuckling]

Bunch of good readers here, huh?

>> Yeah.

>> A second plane has hit the

second tower.

America is under attack.

>> Say that word for me?

>> Game.

>> Guess you know why that E's

at the end of that word.

It all begins with reading.

I think you've all done a

terrific job.

>> Mr. President, are you

aware--

>> We're gonna talk about that

later.

Thank you very much.

>> Thank you.

[reporters chattering]

>> I would imagine, uh, what we

just saw was a twin engine--

It appeared to be a twin-engine

jetliner.

>> This is clearly deliberate.

>> A chilling, chilling horrible

scene that we just saw.

...the World Trade Center

the very soul and the very

heart of our nation, Joe.

>> A twin-engine jet...

>> Al Qaeda?

>> Is it true?

>> ...people work in these

buildings each and every day.

It happened right at 9:00 A.M.

A good number of those folks

were already at their desks.

[chatter]

...the plane slamming into the

second building.

Look at it.

It's coming in from the side,

coming low, hitting the building

about in the middle.

Folks, uh, you see the pictures.

It looks like Hollywood, but

this is real.

[sirens wailing]

>> Roger that.

That's been confirmed, ma'am.

Both towers.

We understand Senator Kennedy is

standing by.

>> Well, the hearing will of

course be postponed.

We can testify about education

initiatives another day.

But we'll continue

on to the Hill.

>> Postponement notwithstanding?

>> Absolutely.

This is a day to stay orderly.

We'll appear with Senator

Kennedy and...

and explain to the press.

It'll be good to see him on a

day like this.

He knows so much about...

national loss.

>> Mr. President.

>> ...of the police and the fire

department and the emergency

technicians are headed to...

>> Rummy?

>> Yes, Mr. President?

>> Hike alert status-- Delta.

>> That's military, CIA,

foreign, domestic, everything.

And if you haven't gone to

DEFCON 3, you ought to.

>> Done.

But there's still 6,000 civilian

aircraft in the air.

>> Norm Mineta will ground 'em.

In the meantime, I want you to

get your boys up there.

We'll pass on the word.

[chatter]

>> As you can see, this is a

story of enor-- of enormous

magnitude.

[phone rings]

>> Vice?

>> Your current, Mr. President.

>> We are at war.

Is the Counterterrorism Task

Force up and running?

>> Yes, and we're checking all

flights in progress.

>> Mineta's gonna ground the

whole civil aviation fleet.

>> In the works.

>> Okay, you just keep Rummy up

to speed on that.

You let me know how that order

progresses.

I want you to brief

congressional leadership.

I'm gonna make a statement, and

then I will call you from Air

Force One.

>> Is Karen with you?

>> Nah.

She stayed home.

Last night was her wedding

anniversary.

>> There's a makeshift studio

setting up next door.

>> You ready?

You up to speed?

>> Those are two separate

things, Andy.

I know we're at war, but face

it, we are in a scramble mode.

[chatter]

Ladies and gentlemen, this is

a... difficult moment for

America.

Today we've had...

a national tragedy.

Two airplanes have crashed into

the World Trade Center in an

apparent terrorist attack on our

country.

Now, we're gonna hunt down and

find those folks who committed

this act.

Terrorism against our nation

will not stand.

Now if you'll all join me in a

moment of silence.

May God bless the victims, their

families, and America.

Thank you very much.

>> Yes, Annie.

Yes.

No, no, I must speak with him.

[loud explosion, rumbling]

[horns honking, sirens wailing]

[indistinct shouting]

[siren blaring]

[explosion]

[woman shrieks]

[siren wails]

>> Come on!

>> I'm really sorry, Miss

Hughes, but we can't establish

contact with Air Force One.

>> Thank you.

>> ...a blast, an explosion.

We looked up...

>> [sighs] Madness.

The world's gone mad.

>> Sir, you need to see this.

>> Hawkeye Two and Hawkeye

Three, assume escort positions

on Angel.

Hawkeye One.

>> Okay, wilco.

>> Hawkeye Three, wilco.

>> Hey.

They got our backs.

>> ...flying the plane that

crashed on the other side of the

Pentagon...

>> All right, we're at war.

That much we know.

>> ...just, uh, west of the

Pentagon, one eyewitness

claiming that he saw a U.S.

Air 737...

>> Whoever did this isn't gonna

like me as president.

They're gonna pay for this.

>> Vice President, line three,

sir.

>> Hey, Vice.

>> There have been threats

against nuclear plants, a

reported car bomb at the Lincoln

Memorial, stories coming in of

snipers all across the country.

>> All-out war?

>> They're evacuating the

Capitol and the Supreme Court.

>> You hold down the fort, Vice.

We're on our way.

Get full security on Laura and

my girls.

>> Right.

>> I need Mueller.

He's only had six days on the

job, but the rubber's hit the

road.

And I need Condi to...

>> Mr. President, we've received

a threat against this aircraft.

>> Air Force One?

A credible threat?

>> Very much credible, sir.

They used today's code word.

The Angel is next.

>> Coordinate with Governor

Pataki because the National

Guard is--

>> Sorry, Mr. Vice President.

We've had three threats on the

White House.

>> To be expected.

>> Supported by a credible

threat on Air Force One.

>> How credible?

>> They had today's code name.

Angel.

[phone rings]

>> And just overhead a moment

ago, something I have never...

>> Yes, Mr. President.

>> Condi, we have gone to DEFCON

Delta.

I don't want that misunderstood.

>> I've already spoken with

President Putin.

He understands.

All he needs to know is that--

>> Miss Rice.

>> He'll stand his forces down.

I'll confirm when it's done.

Right now, I believe we are

evacuating.

>> Need to go now, please.

Outside as quickly as possible.

>> Where are we going?

>> Downstairs, sir.

>> Where downstairs?

>> Very downstairs, sir.

[sirens wailing]

>> No!

[woman shrieks]

>> Oh, my God!

[shouting and screaming]

>> [coughing and gasping]

>> We're continuing on to

Washington.

This is a war.

People can't have an AWOL

president.

>> But, sir, the Pentagon's been

hit.

There are still three planes

unaccounted for.

The White House is not a secure

location.

>> Camp David.

We'll take this down at Andrews.

>> Mr. President, reports of a

rogue aircraft hitting

Camp David.

>> John, thank you.

We are awaiting to hear when the

president will land and exactly

where and when he might have

something to say about all of

this.

>> You're breaking up.

Hello?

Hello?

>> Trying to reach Danielle?

>> Yeah, no connection.

She's dropping the kids off at

school.

>> Schools ought to be safe.

>> This is a Jewish day school.

>> Normal pace.

No panic.

>> I can't hear you.

You're breaking up.

>> Mineta gave the order.

The entire civil aviation fleet

should be on the ground by now.

He's on his way.

So is the entire emergency

group.

>> Then, let's get to work.

[siren wailing]

>> It doesn't matter what's

on the schedule.

The annual Congressional

barbecue is not gonna happen on

the lawn today!

>> You'll have to evacuate

the premises, Mr. Henick.

We're emptying the building.

Try to remain calm.

An orderly exit is best for

everyone.

[sirens blaring]

>> No panic.

IDs in plain view.

>> Run! Run!

Hide your IDs!

You may be under attack!

Hide your IDs!

You may be sniper targets.

Let's go!

Move it!

Everybody, move it!

>> Drive on.

>> Clear skies ahead.

>> Intel says six planes still

unaccounted for.

Stories of a fire in the White

House, unconfirmed because it's

evacuated.

>> They're reporting rumors

of a hit on the Supreme Court.

>> Sounds like an attempted

decapitation.

Cut the head off the government.

But vice and staff are in the

PEOC, where no one's gonna get

them, and any further silence

from me, whoever's behind this

is gonna think they've

succeeded, to say nothing of

the rest of the world.

>> All the more reason to keep--

>> All the more reason-- get me

home!

>> The security shield isn't up

around Andrews yet.

>> Well, then, get me to the

closest place I can speak to the

nation.

The American people want to know

where their dang president is!

>> ...Colombia, where, of

course, terrorism is a constant

threat.

Uh, we are, uh-- we're waiting,

as we noted, for further word

from the White House, uh, where

communications are obviously

a problem because everybody's

been evacuated--

>> You can bet they do.

>> ...where and when the

president will land.

>> Barksdale AFB is secure, sir.

But with the reporters and

everything--

>> Ari can secure the Press

Corps.

>> Unidentified aircraft over

south-central Pennsylvania.

Not responding.

18 minutes out and closing.

Request rules of engagement,

sir.

>> The president ordered the

fleet be grounded.

Issue another warning.

If still ignored, assume a

hostile.

Engage and bring to ground.

[beeping]

>> 12 minutes out and closing.

Civilian aircraft.

Do we engage, sir?

>> If unresponsive, take it

down.

[rapid beeping]

>> Eight minutes out and

closing.

Rule of engagement still stands,

sir?

>> Of course it does!

[steady beep]

>> It's gone, sir.

>> Back to work, please.

>> Did we shoot it down?

>> Apparently not.

Some internal failure.

>> We'll find out in time.

We're gonna kick the hell out of

whoever did this.

No slap-on-the-wrist game this

time.

>> Ten-hut!

>> How the hell did it ever come

to this?

[indistinct shouting]

>> Let's go!

Let's go!

>> We are safe and sound at

Barksdale.

Look, I need to speak to the

American people.

>> There's no capacity for

civilian transmission from that

AFB, Mr. President.

>> It has been hours since

they've heard from me.

We got the TV showing 'em we've

been bombed and blasted.

We dang well better show 'em

this government is not in chaos

and that we are functioning

smoothly and that we're gonna

get the bastards.

How long has it been, Ari?

>> Since you spoke in Florida,

almost three and half hours ago.

>> Can you set up a video feed?

>> Yes.

We'll transmit the signal over

secure military lines.

>> The plane that went down

in Pennsylvania, you said it

wasn't us-- internal failure.

Anything more specific?

>> No, sir.

From what's coming in, some

passengers on cell phones

figured out what was happening,

and they took matters into their

own hands.

>> [sighs]

God bless their souls.

God bless 'em.

[sirens blaring, helicopter

rotors whirring]

Freedom itself was attacked this

morning by a faceless coward,

and freedom will be defended.

I want to reassure the American

people that full-- the full

resources of the federal

government are working to assist

local authorities to save lives

and to help the victims of these

attacks.

We have taken all appropri--

appropriate security precautions

to protect the American people.

Make no mistake.

The United States will hunt down

and punish those responsible

for these cowardly acts.

We've been in touch with the

leaders of Congress and with

world leaders to assure them

that we will do whatever is

necessary to--

>> You need to read that, ma'am.

>> ...and Americans.

>> It's a message from the

downed plane.

>> I ask the American people

to join me in saying a thanks to

all the folks who have been

fighting hard...

>> Get me the FBI.

>> The resolve of our great

nation is being tested.

But make no mistake.

We will show the world that we

will pass this test.

God bless.

>> Yes.

All right.

[chatter, phones ringing]

>> Flight Attendant on American

Flight 11, Amy Sweeney,

Mr. President.

She had the presence of mind to

call her head office with the

seat assignments of the

hijackers before...

FBI identified them as follows.

>> What is the degree of doubt?

>> Not much.

This is a very sophisticated

operation.

That made us suspect Al Qaeda to

begin with.

With these positive

identifications, we now have to

use that as the working

assumption.

>> You have to be sure before

you tell the world.

Meantime, I'm coming home.

>> The Secret Service advises

against that, and frankly,

Mr. President...

so do I.

>> We have the threat against

Angel by name.

We have an almost positive fix

on the enemy, and that's--

that's one that we have to take

very seriously.

>> We haven't diverted all the

international flights.

Not all the rumored bomb threats

and sniper reports in the DC

area are clear.

>> The bigger the enemy, the

greater the victory if they can

keep me here and not there.

Where is Laura?

>> Safe with us, sir.

>> Well, then, I can be as well.

>> It's still unsteady back

here, sir.

Very unsteady.

Angel is safe.

We should listen to the pros on

this.

You know we should.

>> They're on our side,

Mr. President.

>> Offutt?

>> Yeah.

>> At least take the safe route

home.

Stop at Offutt 'til we know

that Washington's secure.

>> All right.

For now.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Could you get me Laura?

>> Mayor, what's the situation

right now?

>> The situation is that two

airplanes have attacked

apparently...

>> Got ahold of Giuliani's

office yet?

>> Coming.

>> All right, well, then, let's

get-- let's get-- let's go

north, then.

[TV mutes]

>> All right, say it is

Al Qaeda.

Saying we're going after 'em

could be an empty promise.

But they're mosquitoes.

You got to get the swamps they

live in.

>> Do we know where all those

swamps are?

>> Excuse me.

Uh, Mr. President, the press

is desperate for photographs.

>> Yeah, whatever.

Yeah.

Well, I got to get back to

Washington because I'm not gonna

let those people keep me from

getting home.

>> What if the lull is

deliberate, waiting exactly for

your return?

>> Sir, Pataki and Giuliani.

>> Hi, George.

Hello, Rudy.

Listen, I know-- I know your

hearts are breaking.

Your city is...

oh, it's stinging, but, uh...

if there's anything we can do to

help, you just say the word.

And, guys, I've seen you both on

TV, and you are handling things,

I mean, really, really well.

Just be wary.

Our intel people say you can

expect a second strike.

[camera shutter clicking]

Our thoughts are with you.

Our prayers.

You just-- You hang in there.

>> Come on.

>> [sniffles]

All I can offer-- a few words.

Well, the sooner I get home...

[sighs] Oh, God.

God, I need Karen.

>> We have two themes, Karen.

People need to be reassured.

They also need to know this

won't go unanswered.

Just work a draft.

>> All right.

>> We'll talk as soon as I land

at Offutt.

Dick?

>> Uh, just a minute.

Sir.

>> Thank you.

Mr. President?

>> As soon as I land, I want a

complete National Security

Council meeting.

By then, we have to start

on some firm answers.

>> Yes, sir.

>> Uh, I'm gonna speak to the

nation from Offutt at 4:00.

>> Amy Sweeney's initiative led

directly to names of other

suspected Al Qaeda operatives

on the manifests of all four

aircraft.

We're at 14 so far and still

counting.

All Saudis.

>> Tourists?

Legal residents?

What?

>> Working up those answers now.

>> Well, surely it's not an

official Saudi connection.

>> Unlikely.

One of the hijackers, a Khalid

al-Mihdhar, surfaced on our

screens in Malaysia last year.

>> It would be nice to find one

country to pin this on,

but as you know, Mr. President,

Al Qaeda means "the base."

If this is who we're dealing

with-- and I'm now ready to use

that as the operating

assumption-- then we've got a

subnational conflict on our

hands, a new kind of war.

>> One we'll be fighting on our

home front.

>> Without doubt.

And we're way behind them in

terms of domestic intelligence.

>> Are there any other arrows

that point to this bin Laden?

>> Our people overseas have been

collecting all kinds of chatter

among Al Qaeda operatives

congratulating each other.

They're burning up their cell

phones.

>> Bob, I know you've only had

six days on the job, but what

have your folks been getting?

>> Can't say yet, Mr. President.

We're very constrained when it

comes to domestic intelligence.

We're sifting through it now.

>> Okay, what-- what have they

given George's people over at

CIA?

>> Our computers don't network,

Mr. President.

>> How long has it been since

the last civilian aircraft

landed?

>> A little more than five

hours.

>> Tell Karen forget the 4:00

speech from here.

I'm coming home.

We're gonna talk to the nation

from the Oval Office tonight,

9:00 p.m. Eastern.

>> But the Secret Service

doesn't think it's safe--

>> If some tinhorn terrorist

wants me, tell him to come on

over and get me, all right?

I'll be home.

I'll just be waiting for the

bastard.

>> Mr. President--

>> Try Commander in Chief,

whose present command is take

the president home.

>> We'd better all remember in

the weeks, months, and perhaps

years to come that we work for

the president, the political

head of state, but we also take

orders from the commander in

chief, and his instincts take

precedence, when necessary,

over our opinions.

Now let's get to it.

>> ...one of the fatalities

on the airplanes.

And many other people...

>> Oh!

>> ...who are suffering tonight,

but that of course, uh, you

know, is-- is even more

dismaying.

>> And all of us of course are--

knew Barbara Olson very, very

well, and our hearts and our

condolences go out to her family

and Ted Olson, the solicitor

general.

A very, very sad day, uh,

for the Olsons...

>> First Lady from her secure

location.

>> Are you all right?

>> I'm coming home.

I'll see you in the White House.

>> I spoke with the girls.

They're-- They're safe and well.

>> Thank God for that blessing.

>> We'll be fine.

>> We will be fine.

I have faith.

>> We both do.

I love you.

>> And I love you.

Amen.

No.

Can't talk about war.

Not tonight.

There is enough angst and anger

on the street.

>> But we are gonna have to deal

with it.

>> If you declare war, you have

to be clear who it's on.

>> United States will make no

distinction amongst those who

planned these acts and those who

tolerated and encouraged the

terrorists.

>> Very vague language.

What if that includes a

sovereign state?

>> Preemptive war?

>> Well, if that's what it

takes, I mean, to prevent

another day like this, you're

damn right.

>> Going after terrorists'

allies could mean collateral

damage to civilians.

>> Well, the farther away we get

from today, the less comfortable

the American people are gonna be

about that.

But, uh, no, this declaration

is not for tonight.

>> That's it, then.

>> How much time we got?

>> Less than six minutes.

>> It's gonna need some

tweaking.

>> How much?

>> A little more reassurance

that we stand strong, and the

strike-back factor can wait 'til

we get our breath back as a

nation.

"This is more than an act of

terrorism.

It's an act of war."

Strike the war part.

Tonight's message is about

reassurance.

One step at a time.

>> Right.

>> Think they might want

something a little stronger out

there?

>> Well, we're all still

struggling to get back on our

feet.

How fast we get there is a

judgment call.

>> 30 seconds, Mr. President.

[camera shutters clicking]

15 seconds to air.

>> Stand by.

Here we go.

>> In five, four, three, two...

>> Ladies and gentlemen, the

president of the United States.

>> Today our fellow citizens,

our way of life, our very

freedom came under attack in a

series of deliberate and deadly

terrorist attacks.

Thousands of lives were suddenly

ended by evil, despicable acts

of terror.

The pictures of airplanes...

...justice and peace.

America has stood down enemies

before.

It will do so this time.

[door opens]

None of us will forget this day,

yet we go forward to defend

freedom and all that is good

and just in our world.

>> Good evening, Mr. President.

>> All right, I know we're all

tired.

I just need a quick rundown

before a full Cabinet and full

schedule tomorrow.

John?

>> Still pulling the strands

together.

But I can tell you now there are

real gaps in the I.N.S.

The whole visa system.

That's where I have to start

first thing in the morning.

>> Okay, good.

But there is one thing I know--

they have figured us out.

I mean, they figured out how

to get around whatever systems

we have in place, so I want you

to rethink it, John.

All of it.

This must never happen to the

American people ever again.

Never.

It is time to start thinking in

unconventional ways.

And I'll be ready to listen.

>> Then, I'll be ready with

ideas.

>> Norm?

>> We're still inventorying

the number of aircraft in Canada

and Mexico.

How many and where.

I'll have it by morning.

Meantime, all airports remain

closed.

>> Really happy to see Colin.

Had to be a record getting from

Peru to DC.

>> It was for me.

But we were in good hands with

Condi while I was incommunicado.

>> Your work with President

Putin paid off.

He stood down and never flinched

at the DEFCON Delta.

>> Let's just hope he's on board

for the long haul.

>> I expect so.

He's got his own problem with

the Muslim Chechens and a huge

Muslim population in Central

Asia.

>> How about the rest of the

world?

>> Blair is solid.

He trusts we're not about to

nuke Arabia.

But the usual suspects have the

usual sniffs of distrust.

>> Based on what?

>> Based on we're Americans and

can do what we want and they're

not and can't.

And there's the matter of their

comfort zone with you

personally.

>> By usual suspects, you mean

the Europeans?

>> They're skittish.

They have large Muslim

populations.

>> I'll make the calming calls

first thing in the morning.

I'm used to that with the

Europeans.

>> This can be an opportunity

for us.

We can reach out, especially to

the Russians and Chinese, use

this to improve our relations

with them.

They've also got a large Muslim

population, reason enough on

their own to fear Al Qaeda.

We can make common cause.

>> How to prosecute that cause,

Mr. President?

How much evidence will we want

before we go after Al Qaeda?

>> We're almost there.

>> Have we considered cutting

off the head?

The ruling Taliban was nurtured

by Pakistan's Internal Security

Agency.

Now they are funded and embraced

by UBL and his Al Qaeda.

Afghanistan is the terrorists'

virtual fiefdom.

>> Then, we're gonna start

there.

>> That's easier said than done.

It took six months of Desert

Shield to enable six days of

Desert Storm.

If we're after making faster

headway, we've got to skip a

generation of military thinking,

fight in a new way.

>> That is exactly the kind of

thinking I'm talking about.

That is unconventional.

All right, Rummy, you want to

shake up them generals, huh?

Go ahead, push 'em.

Ask 'em.

Well, why not?

>> Yes, sir, yeah.

Hard, fast, and soon.

>> And that is just a start.

Now, we're not just going after

terrorists.

We're gonna target anyone who

pays 'em, supplies 'em, feeds

'em, or harbors them in any way.

>> That's new policy,

Mr. President.

>> Maybe, but there is no other

way, and we're not gonna let

time slip away.

>> We'll have to make it clear

to Pakistan and Afghanistan that

this is it-- showtime.

>> Please do.

>> You'll need to declare to the

world that this is what we're

gonna do.

That there's a-- a risk to

aiding and abetting our enemies.

>> This will take some selling.

>> [chuckles]

What new policy doesn't?

So, we get our ducks in line.

>> That means NATO and the U.N.

>> The Brits are already

preparing an Article V

resolution from NATO that'll put

them legally and militarily on

our side.

>> I'll report back on the U.N.,

but I don't think al Qaeda

reads the resolutions.

>> All right, how do we tell

Al Qaeda we're denying them

sanctuary?

>> By using every tool of U.S.

power.

Military, diplomatic, financial,

intelligence, cyberscience,

legalisms, money, everything.

>> We're gonna start there first

thing in the morning.

Now, look, you know there's

a whole lot of people out there,

most likely the terrorists

included, millions more around

the world, a whole bunch right

here at home, that think we have

gone soft.

That all we can do is send a few

million-dollar cruise missiles

into an empty tent.

Some of our own right here at

home that think all we can do

is, uh, file a few lawsuits

as a response.

Well, if that was the case, it

isn't any longer.

And we are gonna have to educate

the whole world to that.

Hey, I'm not saying it's easy or

that I know exactly how to go

about that.

Not here, not tonight.

But I know it is what we have to

do, and I intend to tell that to

our own people and the world.

And together, we're gonna make

it stick.

Now, I'll be available all

night.

I will see you and the entire

Cabinet at 7:30 first thing in

the morning.

>> Good night, Mr. President.

>> Sir.

>> Good night, sir.

>> Good night, Mr. President.

>> Thank you, sir.

>> Mr. President.

>> Yeah?

>> I believe that you and the

First Lady are expected to spend

the night in here.

>> Expectations...

can't always match reality.

I'm gonna be upstairs in my own

bed.

♪♪

[dog panting]

[dog whimpers]

[sighs]

Come here.

Come here, you.

>> [chuckling]

>> Good night.

>> You're exhausted?

>> Just beginning to feel it.

Pure adrenaline 'til now.

I ran three hard miles this

morning.

Thought I needed to keep an edge

on what would be an ordinary

day.

>> You wanted the job.

>> Maybe this is why.

>> Mr. President?

Incoming aircraft.

Possible attack.

Come out, sir, now.

>> The only planes in the air

are our fighter cover!

>> Please, sir.

Come out now.

>> I can't see.

My contacts are out.

>> You okay?

>> Yeah, I'm fine.

>> Sorry, Mr. President.

It was a friendly.

One of our own F-16s.

>> Thank God.

>> Told you so, huh?

Sorry, folks.

False alarm.

[assemblage murmuring]

[exhales sharply]

Mr. Prime Minister.

>> Mr. President.

You received my message?

>> Yes.

Yes, and I'm more than grateful.

Well, all Americans are.

We have always been able

to depend on you.

>> And you can continue to.

We're shocked at this horror.

You have our total support with

any retaliation.

>> Yes, we've had a lot

of statements of support.

Uh, but yours is, uh, actually

the first to specify

retaliation.

Our European allies not too

secure with me, are they?

What with the Kyoto and ABM

Treaty.

>> Early days yet.

They'll get used to the Texas

accent.

Have you begun to set a course?

>> Strike back hard.

>> How? Where? When?

>> Well, the when is easy.

I want to move yesterday.

But I'm not gonna pound sand

with million-dollar missiles.

So the where and the how are

what's holding me back.

>> I agree completely.

The present choice is between

rapid response and effective

response.

>> Crushing response.

There's no flashy or meaningless

targets or targets of

opportunity.

I want to inflict pain, bring

enough damage so they understand

there's a new team here.

A fundamental change in our

policy.

>> We can work with you on that.

I have my own intelligence

people gathering all they have

to share with you.

I'll have our Foreign Office

liaise immediately.

We're already all over NATO.

>> Well, once again, I am more

than grateful.

[sighs]

I mean...

here's the thing.

This is gonna take a while--

not forever but a while--

to make sure we use this

military option in a smart way.

But in the meantime, as long as

we build an international

consensus now, while this

outrage is fresh, we will then

have a political and a legal

basis for the military option

when it comes.

>> I hear and believe you.

They will too.

We'll get our staffs on it now,

yes?

>> Immediately.

And thanks, Prime Minister.

>> Thank you, Mr. President.

Good-bye.

[door opens]

[footsteps]

[door shuts]

>> Condi and Tenet are ready.

>> So am I.

We always knew it might come to

this.

>> You said that if it did, it's

how we'd have to earn our pay.

>> And we will.

It's a war.

It's just a different kind

of war.

It's gonna need a new playbook.

I plan to get that moving at

today's Cabinet meeting.

Besides that, we'll need a

smaller, more compact unit.

A war cabinet.

>> Roosevelt's was chaired

by Stimson.

I can chair this exec committee,

report to you daily.

>> I'll be in the chair.

Only the commander in chief can

send Americans into harm's way,

Dick.

No one else.

>> Of course.

>> [sighs]

I'm gonna need you at my side

at all times, consigliere.

Main thrust, Dick, is to protect

the line of succession.

I want to be sure that if they

get me, you are there and you

are ready to step in.

Seamlessly.

Now, let's do it.

We're still scrambling.

The order of the day is focus.

Focus.

This isn't the plane down in

China.

We have no time.

By the end of the day, we must

have focus.

>> Yes, sir, Mr. President.

>> Who's in the crosshair?

>> Usama bin Laden.

From where I sit, the evidence

is conclusive.

Human asset on the ground in

Kandahar reports that the

attacks were, quote, "two years

in the planning."

Another picked up a strand

saying this was, quote, "the

beginning of the wrath."

>> You know, talking like it's

their handwriting doesn't make

it so, George.

I mean, there's no tolerance

for error here.

>> Cell phone traffic in several

areas confirmed that the attacks

were following the doctor's

program, obeying his orders.

>> We're almost certain that

that's Ayman Zawahiri, uh, the

Egyptian doctor we identify as

UBL's number two.

>> And perhaps the real brains

behind Al Qaeda.

And finally, the designation of

zero hour apparently came from

Abu Zubaydah.

>> Zubaydah.

He's the USS Cole planner.

>> Exactly.

>> CIA and FBI have managed to

talk to one another enough to

establish, so far, that at least

three of the hijackers were

trained at Al Qaeda camps in

Afghanistan.

>> Tell ya, those camps, they

cannot be left to fester.

What's the status with your

contacts with tribal leaders in

the south?

>> CIA people move in and out

regularly.

>> Can we intensify our presence

there?

>> It'll be expensive.

>> George, whatever it takes.

>> There might be casualties.

Mr. President, you have to make

the case to the American people.

>> There is no need to instruct

me on my job, Director.

I know my job.

Your job, make sure what

happened yesterday never happens

to the American people ever

again.

>> Yes, Mr. President.

>> Now, can you work me up a

plan?

Thanks.

Uh...

I'll need some time with Karen

before the Cabinet meeting.

Thank you, George.

>> Thank you, sir.

>> Condi.

>> Tom, need your plan for an

immediate military response.

>> As I said, Mr. Secretary,

immediate is what's on the

shelf.

Sea-launched cruise missiles.

>> That sounds like, "You want

it bad, you get it bad."

>> Sir, it's all we have within

96 hours.

>> My goodness, this president

isn't about to sling a few

missiles at a tent and not

follow through.

>> What about follow-through,

sir?

What is the level of political

commitment?

Like Somalia?

Or Beirut?

>> Neither.

The level just spiked.

There's a new game in town.

The president wants decisive

action, and he wants it fast.

In weeks, not months.

>> This is not Desert Storm the

sequel.

>> There'll be a new national

mandate by day's end.

We'll need a new military

doctrine to support it.

>> So, the option we're looking

at is boots on the ground?

>> Whatever it takes to do the

job.

>> Start with the shelf plan.

Add strike aircraft.

>> Team up with the anti-Taliban

warlords.

>> Put Special Forces in there

directing the air strikes.

>> We remain flexible, keep a

small footprint, avoid the

Soviet mistakes.

>> Excellent.

That's the kind of option we're

looking for.

>> JDAMs, UAVs.

>> Exactly.

[shouting, jackhammering]

>> Let's look at the big

picture.

A faceless enemy has declared

war on us.

We're at war.

That's what we have to

communicate to the American

people.

It's about educating 'em.

There's a war.

And that's gonna be the main

focus of this administration

from now on.

>> Yes, sir.

>> There's a faceless enemy,

runs and hides.

Can't hide forever.

Thinks its havens are safe.

Nah, won't be safe forever.

Not the kind of enemy we're used

to.

But if we educate the American

people properly, if we explain

it, we do our job right...

America will adapt.

>> Yes, sir.

>> He did the right thing.

He took the advice of the Secret

Service and went to Offutt

Air Force base.

>> He hid.

He stayed away for hours after

all the planes were accounted

for.

And-- And as for the

cock-and-bull story about Air

Force One being under threat,

give me a break.

>> A cock-and-bull story by who?

[knocking at door]

>> Yeah.

>> The military?

The Secret Service?

>> See the op-ed column?

>> The one about the photograph

of POTUS on the Air Force One

telephone?

>> "Is he demanding that his

real keeper, Cheney, let him go

home?"

[chuckling]

>> Karl, it's to be expected.

>> Is it?

>> Most of them get it.

The Cheney-runs-the-show myth

is always gonna be with some

of them.

But every day, more and more

see what's really going on here.

>> Good.

>> The Congressional delegation

is gathering.

>> Sounds ominous, doesn't it?

But we got to deal with 'em,

so get 'em in the Roosevelt

Room, Andy.

They're gonna want to know what

we know, which is their right,

but this whole policy thing,

we're not fully there yet.

>> This enemy did not attack us

because of our policies.

>> Mm...

So we say.

But there's gonna be the chorus

of it's our fault, beat up the

Israelis, stop using the oil.

>> Terrorists don't hate people

for what they do.

They hate them for what they

are.

>> Modernity, pluralism,

freedom.

These are good things, Condi.

Liberty is God's gift.

It is not negotiable on this

watch, and that is the policy.

>> Morning, Mr. President.

>> Welcome.

>> Thank you very much.

>> Good to see you, John.

>> Great to see you.

>> Senator Byrd.

>> Mr. President.

>> Please be seated.

I want to thank you all

for coming.

Well, I'm glad you're all here.

For the obvious reasons

and the not-so-obvious ones.

It was the enemy's dream for us

to be unable to meet here.

To see this White House in

rubble.

And the Capitol.

But they failed.

So far.

>> So far?

>> This is not an isolated

incident.

Our intelligence community is

sure of that.

And we're gonna have to work

together.

>> Well, you know you can count

on us, Mr. President.

>> Well, I'll need ya.

We'll need each other.

It's gonna be a long struggle.

A month from now, Americans will

be watching football,

World Series, thinking about

Thanksgiving, the holidays, but

you and I, we will have to

continue to wage this war.

>> Against whom, Mr. President?

>> It's a good question, John,

and that's where we begin.

As much as anything, we're

fighting a frame of mind.

>> Though, surely there are

things we can do to reach out.

>> Well, to ordinary people,

sure, but the actual people who

did this?

No, they hate us.

They hate Christianity.

They hate Judaism.

They hate everything that isn't

them.

>> Everything?

They attacked only us.

>> Well, that's because we are

the leader of the pack.

We protect other nations and

have since the advent of the

Cold War.

Now, you all know that.

American people know that.

Time has come when many other

people and nations are gonna

have to choose-- which side are

you on?

>> Strong rhetoric,

Mr. President.

War is a powerful word.

>> Senator, I can't find the

rhetoric powerful enough to

contain the way I feel about

yesterday's events.

Or express the size of the

reaction that these people can

expect from the American people.

>> Well, Mr. President, you can

count on full bipartisan

support.

And I know that we can count on

being full partners in this, uh,

challenge.

>> Oh, yes, you can.

Although, I won't be seeking

a declaration of war from the

Congress.

With a shadowy enemy,

specificity makes that

problematic.

But I will be looking for a

resolution endorsing the use

of force against those who did

this and those who helped

and harbored them.

>> Sir, you may certainly not

expect the kind of blank check

Lyndon Johnson obtained from us

with the Gulf of Tonkin

Resolution.

No, sir.

No more Vietnams.

We, sir, still have a

Constitution.

>> One that I truly revere,

Senator Byrd.

And I want you to be assured, I

will ask nothing from the

Congress for which we first

haven't made a case to the

American people.

This will decidedly not be

Vietnam.

>> Today the president spoke

with Prime Minister Blair, with

Prime Minister Chrétien, with

President Chirac, with

Chancellor Schroeder, President

Jiang of China, and twice with

President Putin.

>> Colin, your report...

really encouraging.

And my own calls uh, to Putin,

the Chinese, French, Germans,

in the wheelhouse.

That is the first part of our

job.

The second is to move past

reassuring the American people

and prepare them for what is

to come.

We want to prepare them without

alarming them.

The best way to do that is to

show them we are on top of this

first battle in what may be

a long war.

Robert?

>> [clears throat]

Well, we've made real progress

in filling out the roster of the

hijackers, nailing down their

whereabouts.

We even know the vehicle they

used to get to Logan.

>> Good as far as it goes, but

what about their support system?

>> We're moving as quickly as we

can, but deliberately because

of the danger of tainting

evidence.

>> Taint it.

The most-- For now, the only

important thing is to make sure

we stop any planned second

strike, stop any accomplices

or terrorists before they can

hit us again.

Or make good their escape and

parade through Kabul as heroes.

If we can't bring them to trial,

so be it.

>> Well, that's different.

>> The president said to think

unconventionally.

>> Mission completed.

But if you taint the evidence,

what'll you do with them?

>> Watch them.

Keep a tail on them for the rest

of their lives, if need be.

Remember, in the end, Capone

went to jail for tax evasion,

not murder.

>> We were a different country

then.

>> And after Tuesday, we're

a different country all over

again.

If we're to make the mission,

the Justice Department-- that's

FBI, INS, all of it-- has to

shift the focus from prosecution

to prevention.

This is a time to be proactive,

not reactive.

>> Well, I understand the logic.

But it's a radical shift in

policy.

I'll put it before the Cabinet.

In the meantime, you continue on

with this preventative plan.

All right, while domestic issues

are being worked on, uh, we're

gonna need some clarity with the

big picture.

>> We've started on the "for us,

against us" message to both

Pakistan and the Taliban, in

general terms so far, but moving

towards a list of demands.

>> Taliban need to understand,

handing over bin Laden won't

do it.

All right?

I mean, this whole Al Qaeda has

to be dismantled, the leaders

handed over, the sheep kicked

out.

Nothing less.

Pakistanis, they need to

understand their role in this.

I am telling you.

>> What should I be asking for,

precisely?

>> Whatever it takes.

>> We need to start as we mean

to go on.

How we define the task going in

will lock in other nations when

they sign on any coalition.

>> Meaning?

>> Meaning, for example, we let

Saddam Hussein off the hook

the last go-round.

The Arab Coalition partners

said they never signed on to

help remove an Arab leader.

So our hands were tied.

This time, the mission should

define the coalition, not the

other way around.

The mission is the destruction

of Al Qaeda.

Hussein isn't germane.

>> He is if we're talking about

terrorism in the broadest sense.

We know he never stopped

developing weapons of mass

destruction, which we know he's

used on his own people.

>> But has never used outside

of Iraq.

>> What about Iran?

>> Al Qaeda lacks weapons.

That's why they used our own

aircraft.

You put Hussein and bin Laden

together...

>> Is that an immediate threat?

>> The enemy is clearly more

than UBL and the Taliban.

If we're including people who

support terrorists, that does

open the door to Iraq, but

unlike bin Laden, we know where

to find them.

>> We start with bin Laden.

That is what the American people

will expect.

Getting him will be a huge blow

for our side.

So let's build a coalition for

that job.

Later, we can shape different

coalitions for different tasks.

I said this is gonna be a long

war.

Things will change.

For our opening campaign, we are

going to need a major military

assault.

>> To start with bin Laden was

the right move.

Good instincts.

>> For the moment, I want a

target the average person can

understand.

Thank you.

Please.

And with what we know, he's the

right starting point.

In time-- not long, but in

time-- we'll get the bigger idea

across.

Condi, what did you think of

John's idea?

>> Sensible but problematic.

When national defense and civil

liberties come into conflict...

>> Yeah.

Saturday, we'll hash it out

then.

Camp David is best.

>> I'll see arrangements are

made.

♪♪

>> This NATO vote is a big boost

to us.

We need to know you are there

with us.

Well, we know you Brits always

are, but some of the others--

>> Well, they'll come to see

this is different.

That NATO's entire history's

always been something of a

one-way street.

This is the first time you've

looked to us for help in facing

down a hostile threat.

>> Everyone's in place in the

Situation Room.

You ready?

>> What, to hear the CIA's

solution to the Taliban?

You better believe it, Vice.

Look, we're two days into this.

The scrambling time is over.

Today we start making

the hard choices.

>> We've been deep in the

Northern Alliance for some time.

They began as a ragtag amalgam

of mobs-- five major groupings,

perhaps two dozen subsets--

led by local warlords who go

back and forth according

to the daily market price.

The one steadying hand that

could pull them all together was

Ahmad Shah Massoud.

Charismatic, Western-educated,

exactly what was needed to whip

the Alliance into a potent

fighting force.

Four days ago, two suicide

bombers posing as journalists

assassinated him.

>> Al Qaeda?

>> Almost certainly.

But we still have some CIA

paramilitary teams operating

in-country.

If we increased those so there

was, let's say, one with each

warlord backed with enough money

to keep them loyal, we can lay

the basis for a wider action.

>> These teams, they'd have

to transform into army special

forces and rangers if they're

to link to conventional

military.

>> If you mean the boots on the

ground that use lasers to guide

ship-launched missiles,

aircraft, Air Force AWACS,

of course.

But those elements will take

time to deploy.

These teams are ready to go.

>> Cofer Black, Mr. President.

I run these teams.

They can bring home the bacon.

And the guy who looks after the

pigs with it.

>> [chuckling]

>> But make no mistake,

Mr. President.

Doing it means people will die.

Americans will die.

My friends and colleagues.

But...

give our teams the mission,

and we'll take these guys out.

And I mean out.

We'll drop a team in here and

here and here and here until

we're as tight as a tortoise to

his shell with every local

leader in the north.

That gives them and their

fighters confidence.

With the Afghans, you have to be

the winning side, or you're

a non-starter.

Then a little cash to keep it

all lubricated.

Now we have a cohesive force for

the soldiers who'll come in

behind us.

We use that force to hit

the caves.

Hit, hit, hit!

Because that's where these A-Q

types live, like worms in the

ground.

Oh, yeah, we'll smoke 'em out.

We'll flush the bastards into

the open air.

And that's bonus time for us,

sir.

Because our local allies have

all kinds of scores to settle.

By the time they're through the

accounting, we won't have a

whole lot to clean up, and then

it's on to the next set of

caves.

It won't be bloodless.

But give us the mission,

and we'll get 'em.

Within a matter of weeks, we'll

have it set up so the military

will face a one-sided rout.

The enemy will have flies

on their eyeballs.

>> You did say unconventional.

>> Well, Joe Hagen and I have

juggled it back and forth, made

allowances for all the policy

and political issues.

It comes down to Monday.

>> Five days off.

The media will howl he's ducking

it, but work here comes first.

>> Karen's for televising

today's phone call to Pataki

and Giuliani, show he's intent

on outreach.

>> The only other day would be

Friday.

>> Friday's a national day

of remembrance.

He's delivering the homily.

To then fly to New York,

it's a lot to ask for one day.

>> Under the best of

circumstances, New York

makes me very uneasy.

>> Well, you're gonna be on the

ground way ahead of the game.

The National Guard's already

in place, and the president's

gonna stay behind police

barricades.

See, the president is gonna

approach Ground Zero this way.

You got fire and police

personnel lining the street,

media at a discreet distance.

Then to the site, always staying

behind your lines, Chief.

Then he gets back in the limo,

drives up the West Side Highway

with Rudy and Governor Pataki,

where he meets with the grieving

families.

>> Crowd control at Ground Zero,

it's still spotty.

>> It's not that.

It's about emotional exposure.

Think about it.

Since this happened, a wall's

come down around him.

The president becomes a nation,

doesn't he?

And we wrap him up in a cocoon.

I mean hell, Chief, your boys

didn't even want him to come

back here to the office.

You wanted to keep him all

cuddled up at Offutt.

So, he became

Commander-in-Chief, took back

control of his destiny, and

since then, he's been pushing,

prodding, listening, studying,

and slowly we regrouped,

and the fog started to lift,

and that's good.

It's good for us,

good for America.

And now this.

>> I don't get it.

What am I missing?

>> On Friday, we lift the wall,

take the defenses away, and send

him to the pulpit of the church.

Then on Monday, to the raw

emotions of rescue workers

and grievers.

Forget about the emotional

stress of discussing policy.

Now comfort tears and pain

as an ordinary man.

And this is a man who feels

very deeply.

He's got a whole load of emotion

of his own.

>> Okay, here's what's

gonna happen.

The president's gonna arrive

when the phone connection is up.

When the call is concluded,

we leave.

No questions.

>> George.

Rudy.

Listen, you all are doing an

amazing job, and uh...

you know our prayers are

with you.

>> He's fighting his emotion.

What happens when we take him

there?

>> We got a few days 'til then.

He'll be fine by Monday.

>> On Friday, after the national

remembrance service, I'm gonna

come out there and visit ya.

>> When he's done,

you get the press out.

>> I wish I could visit under

better circumstances, but, uh,

at least this'll give the three

of us a chance to, you know,

hug and cry with the fine people

of your good area.

[clears throat]

>> Mr. President.

>> Yeah?

>> Could you tell us what you're

thinking?

Your prayers,

where your heart is?

>> I'm not thinking about

myself...

not at this moment.

I'm thinking of all those

people, the families...

all those children.

Hey, look, you know

I'm a loving guy.

But I also am someone with a job

to do, and I intend to do it.

And this is a terrible moment.

But this country will not relent

until it has saved itself

and others from this terrible

tragedy that came upon us.

>> Okay, that's it, everyone.

Thank you.

>> Just have one more question.

[quiet chatter]

>> That put the awful office

speech of 9/11 behind us,

and that is the man the nation

needs to see and understand

at the remembrance service.

So, it's full-out on that

until it's done.

>> I'm still at

the reaction part.

This was begun at a time of

others' choosing but will end

in a way and an hour of ours.

Clumsy, and I am polishing.

>> It's good.

But you can't get there without

going through the grief process

first. How's that?

>> Really good.

>> Good.

Thanks.

>> We can't take on the Taliban

without help from Pakistan.

>> Let's make a wish list.

Everything we ever wanted from

Mr. Musharraf.

>> First, stop all Al Qaeda

agents and personnel at the

border and stop all arms and

logistic shipments through

Pakistan.

No help or aid of any kind

to bin Laden via Pakistan.

>> Or by air drop.

We'll need to police that.

So, second, full overflight and

landing rights.

>> But the region is still

beyond our reach for now.

So, third, access to the

military, air, and naval

installations.

That bottles them up.

But we still need to smoke out

as many as we can.

So, Pakistan has to cut off all

fuel shipments to the Taliban.

>> And stop the flow of

volunteers.

No more allowed to cross

the frontier.

>> Ah, tough to police.

Unless we have access

to their intelligence.

>> Access to intelligence.

>> Good.

Closes Al Qaeda in, quarantines

the Taliban, and makes serious

moves toward starving them out.

But this cannot be our little

secret.

The world has to know

where he stands.

The president has said, "With us

or against us."

So, point six, publicly condemn

the 9/11 attacks and suppress

any internal shows of support

for those who inflicted them.

And seven, if bin Laden is shown

to be implicated in these

attacks and the Taliban refuses

to hand him over and dismantle

Al Qaeda, then Pakistan will

break all diplomatic relations

with Afghanistan and join in the

effort to unseat its government.

>> His own people put that

government in place.

You're asking a hell of a lot.

>> Nothing ventured...

In any event, we need to put the

questions and have Musharraf's

answers by Saturday's meeting

at Camp David.

>> Okay.

>> The president today has made

a series of phone calls to world

leaders.

He has spoken with Prime

Minister Koizumi of Japan, Prime

Minister Berlusconi of Italy,

Lord Robertson of NATO, Crown

Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia,

and President Mubarak of Egypt.

This afternoon he will visit

a local hospital, and later he

will meet with members of

Congress from the Virginia area

to talk about the ongoing

efforts of the federal

government to be of assistance

to the families and victims.

>> How you doing?

>> Fine, sir.

>> How are you?

>> Thank you for coming.

>> Do you have everything you

need?

You hang in there, huh?

>> [sobbing]

♪♪

>> How are you, dear?

What can we do to help?

>> I'm just so grateful

you're here.

>> We wouldn't be anywhere else.

>> I crawled through the flames.

>> Now you're gonna walk right

back through that front door.

>> You will take care of us?

>> You count on it.

[siren wailing]

>> Look, as long as he stays

behind NYPD lines, you guys got

nothing to worry about, okay?

No, no, no, no, no, I don't need

visible National Guardsmen.

Yes, you can have NYPD and FDNY

lining the streets as he

approaches the tents, okay?

Excuse me.

I want DOBs and Social Security

numbers on all the family

members that are gonna be at the

Javits Center, all right?

>> For God's sakes, we're

running out of time.

You got to get a hold of this

thing.

>> Well, I'm trying to, but he

made the decision.

He didn't ask my permission

first, and he is the boss.

>> Look, this is not just about

capturing a few people and

holding them accountable.

It's also about removing

sanctuaries, support systems.

>> Do I hear Iraq?

>> The hawks will always be with

us.

More preparation for Saturday.

>> This is a campaign and not a

single action.

We have to keep after these

people and those who support

them until it stops.

[chatter]

>> Sir! We have questions,

Mr. President.

>> There's been a threat on the

White House, and we're taking it

seriously.

>> Well, this isn't the place to

tell me, Andy.

Not where the press can see.

>> Sir, we need to evacuate you

to the PEOC.

>> [sighs]

And alarm the whole country?

I'm staying here.

>> Mr. President--

>> I'm hungry.

I could splurge on a hamburger

about now.

>> Well, if you're gonna

splurge, you might as well make

it a cheeseburger.

>> Dick.

I may not want to leave...

but you have to.

We can't allow the possibility

of a decapitation.

Karen, let all non-essential

personnel leave early, and make

sure Laura's safe.

>> Yes, sir.

>> And then we're staying on.

>> ...outside Buckingham Palace.

Prince Andrew, second son of

Queen Elizabeth II,

and the U.S. ambassador

William Farish

attended the ceremony.

["The Star-Spangled Banner"

playing]

The military band played the

U.S. national anthem in honor

of the victims of the terrorist

attacks.

>> One result of Tuesday's

tragedy is, as we've been

talking about here, that

patriotism in this country has

surged in the face of an attack

on our way of life and the

liberties we hold dear.

Americans have made it known

their allegiance

will not waver.

>> ♪ And crown thy good

♪ With brotherhood

♪ From sea to shining sea

>> I think I should share the

secretary of state's thoughts

with you.

"Dear Mr. President,

please don't break down."

[laughter]

It is good advice.

I think I got it all

out of my system.

>> Good. On a day like today,

you'll need to.

You got all the emotional

words out of your cathedral

address?

>> Every one.

Thanks.

I believe Secretary Rumsfeld has

prepared a short prayer to begin

the meeting.

>> Lord, we pray now for Thy

guidance, that Thy will be our

will, and that we have the

strength and patience to measure

our lust for action.

Amen.

>> Amen.

>> Amen.

>> I want to assure you all

that the War Cabinet is making

great strides.

We are past the scrambling, and

we're formulating a strong and

steady plan of action,

a plan we will soon be able

to share with the full Cabinet.

But for now, let's just go

around the table and see where

the broader government is.

Transport?

>> Civil aviation fleet slowly

coming back.

We're 16% up and rising but need

to discuss new safety protocols.

>> Beyond today's service,

the president wants, and must,

address the nation.

When and where?

>> And precisely what?

>> Content's still ongoing.

Changes daily, hourly.

For now, let's just stick with

the when and where.

>> Not the Oval Office.

We don't want a repeat of

the 9/11 Awful Office speech.

>> We're way past that first

night.

Besides, we're not looking

for a cocoon.

This needs to be something

that the people can connect to

very directly.

>> The War College is a great

venue.

Provides an audience, offers

an atmosphere of strength.

>> It has to be to a joint

session of Congress.

It's their right.

It's the country's right.

It's politically right.

Our man is always best in front

of a big audience.

That's the way the nation needs

to see him.

At his best.

>> No, Prime Minister,

I understand how difficult it is

for you to sit on your hands.

But this business can have only

one outcome.

The end of terrorism.

For us and for you.

>> What you ask, Mr. President,

is reasonable.

But we don't deal with

reasonable people in this

neighborhood.

>> Which is why we have to clean

it up.

And your restraint, even in the

face of renewed attacks inside

Israel, will help us

in that goal.

>> We have no greater friend.

So, for as long as we can and as

much as we can, we will hold our

hand.

But the world press, they fret

over the so-called Arab street.

Mr. President, I also

have political realities.

A people under attack daily.

But for as long as we can.

>> I can't ask for any more than

that.

>> Shalom, Mr. President.

>> You all right?

>> Yeah.

Today the president has to be

the country.

Permanence, continuity.

No room for W today.

Today has to be the turning

point, or it'll be a terrible

setback to the whole healing

process.

Besides, you did such an amazing

job pulling this whole thing

together in 36 hours.

I better not let you down.

[choir singing indistinctly,

church bells tolling]

We are here in the middle hour

of our grief.

So many have suffered

so great a loss.

>> [sobs]

>> And today we express our

nation's sorrow.

We come before God to pray

for the missing and the dead

and those who loved them.

>> [sobbing]

>> On Tuesday, this country was

attacked with deliberate

and massive cruelty.

We have seen the images of fire

and ashes, and now come the

names, the list of the

casualties we are only

beginning to read.

They are the names of men and

women who began their day at a

desk or in an airport,

busy with life.

They are the names of people who

faced death and who, in their

final moments, called home to

say "Be brave" and "I love you."

Just three days removed from

these events, Americans do

not have the distance of

history, but our responsibility

to history is very clear.

To answer these attacks

and rid the world of evil.

War has been brought against us

by stealth and deceit

and murder.

This nation is peaceful but

fierce when stirred to anger.

This conflict was begun on the

timing and terms of others.

It will end in a way

and at an hour of

our choosing.

[drumming]

♪♪

>> ♪ Mine eyes have seen

♪ The glory of the coming

♪ Of the Lord

♪ He is trampling out

♪ The vintage where the grapes

♪ Of wrath are stored

♪ He hath loosed the faithful

♪ Lightning of his terrible

♪ Swift sword

♪ His truth is

♪ Marching on

♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

♪ His truth is

♪ Marching on

♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

>> [chanting "U.S.A.!"]

>> ♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

♪ Glory, glory

♪ Hallelujah

>> Mr. President,

get the bastards!

>> Whatever it takes, you find

them, you make 'em pay!

[chanting continues]

>> He's on the move.

>> I'll be all right, Karl.

Andy, I got to talk to these

people.

>> Uh, camera two, camera three,

follow the president.

Follow the president.

>> Mr. President?

No.

>> This is good.

They need to hear him.

They need to hear their

president!

>> Can someone give him a

megaphone?

>> [chanting "U.S.A.!"]

Kill those -- , George!

You kill them, man.

[chanting continues]

>> Thank you.

I thank you all.

I want you to know

America is on bended knee

for the lives lost here.

>> Can't hear you!

>> Well, I can hear you!

[cheering]

I can hear you, the rest of the

world hears you, and the people

who knocked these buildings down

will hear from all of us soon.

[cheering]

>> [chanting "U.S.A.!"]

>> I want to thank you for your

hard work, thank you for making

the nation proud.

And may God bless America.

[cheering and applause]

[chanting "U.S.A.!"]

>> Mr. President.

>> Hold it.

>> It's all right.

Man has something to say.

I'm listening.

>> I'm here--

I'm here digging for my brother.

I didn't vote for you, sir,

but I want you-- I want you to

find the son of a -- who did

this, and when you do, sir,

I want you to-- I want you to

take care of business, sir.

>> That's right.

>> What has to be done.

>> Hear, hear.

>> I hope you find your brother.

>> Thank you, sir.

[applause]

>> They all have a confirmed

missing, but very few of them

believe that their loved one

won't be found.

Hoping for that one miracle case

to be dug out.

>> Who're you missing here? Oh.

...best we can to find him.

Beautiful mom.

Like you, I can see you have

her eyes.

Hi.

How you doing?

This your mom?

So when your dad comes back...

he'll know you met me.

>> Thank you, sir.

>> You're welcome.

>> Update the Secret Service.

You tell 'em we're gonna be here

a lot longer than the scheduled

half hour.

>> Missing a husband?

>> No. Son.

>> And he's missing?

>> No, lost.

One of the first pulled out.

>> Sorry.

>> I already knew.

I called the precinct.

They said he hadn't been in for

roll call.

They told me to check back in an

hour, but I said, "No need."

If he hadn't called in,

I knew where he was.

Mr. President.

>> Yeah?

>> I would like to present you

with his shield.

I want you to have it.

He'd want you to have it.

To honor all the men and women

who lost their lives down there.

>> Thank you.

>> The president woke at his

usual early hour.

He walked Barney and Spot at

about 5:30 AM.

He went for a run.

He then had intelligence

briefings and security

briefings.

He also called Presidents Aznar

of Spain and Fox of Mexico.

He later recorded his radio

address.

>> One more mile, Mike.

Come on, son.

Morning, Cool Breeze.

>> Morning, Mr. President.

>> Is today the point

of no return?

>> No. Nothing impulsive.

Now, there's gonna be a couple

hundred years of experience

sitting around that table.

Let 'em make their

presentations, debate it out,

while we listen.

I'm partial to the

flies-on-the-eyeballs guy's

solution myself, but we got to

listen because that may be all

sizzle, no steak.

>> Wise.

We still have a little time

before doing anything final.

>> We have to take the time

we need, we're not gonna

analyze it to death,

but we are gonna define

the problems and find the best

solution.

We've accomplished part one in a

very short time.

Let's not trip up on part two.

Besides, nothing's gonna happen

'til the American people know

what's in store.

[chatter]

And these guys are the best

messengers for that.

>> Then, what can you tell us

about the current state of play

in Afghanistan and the

terrorists' possible global

reach?

Do we have specific

intelligence of activities

elsewhere in the Mideast?

>> This is an administration

that will not talk about how

we gather intelligence,

how we know what we're gonna do,

nor what our plans are.

And when we move, we will

communicate with you in an

appropriate manner.

We're at war.

>> My news is encouraging.

The coalition building goes

well.

We presented our seven points

to Pakistan.

Pretty harsh stuff.

Draconian perhaps.

They were accepted

without exception.

Musharraf is fully on board

the program.

>> Well done.

That was no easy task, I know.

>> Thank you, Mr. President.

As you know, NATO is fully

aboard, having invoked

Article V on our behalf

for the first time.

The Brits have really been

steadfast on this, as always.

The French and Germans required

a little prodding.

Now, how well all this holds

together over time, as the

events of last Tuesday recede,

hard to say.

It'll depend on what action we

take when we take it.

This is even more true of

Musharraf's ability to keep his

street in line.

The man has a huge radical

element to deal with, and if we

react clumsily, he'll be

seriously threatened, parts of

the European coalition begin to

waver, and that would affect the

other states in his region.

In 1991, we formed a

comprehensive coalition.

That should be our goal this

time.

>> Back to that problem.

Sure, in '91 we built a terrific

coalition.

So big, it held us back.

When we should've gone in after

Saddam, we had all these

fair-weather allies who said

they wouldn't assist in bringing

down a fellow Arab leader.

We let the coalition define

the mission.

>> We needed bases on

their territory.

We needed overflight privileges,

intelligence access, and other

resources, as you well know.

And that was a conventional

conflict.

This is virtually a guerrilla

war, where those assets become

exponentially more important.

>> We're mixing issues here.

I mean, if the problem is how

potential allies will react

when they find out what our

intent is and how we plan to

carry it out, hell, let's go

there first.

>> We would begin with six

to eight CIA paramilitary teams

on the ground in Afghanistan who

would fan out and link up with

various elements of the Northern

Alliance.

They lay the groundwork for the

regular military, the Special

Forces units that bring in both

the firepower and the latest

technology.

They, in turn, lay the predicate

for a larger military presence

that would assist and support a

total assault on Al Qaeda, and

if necessary, the Taliban

government, should they fail to

rally the cause.

>> How reliable are the

receiving units for the Northern

Alliance? We've made the mistake

of backing unsure allies before.

>> These people are desperate.

At the moment, we're

their only hope.

But if this is as far as we go,

it won't do the job.

If we're serious about bringing

down Al Qaeda and those who sail

with it, the CIA needs authority

to go after them anywhere in the

world, to use whatever means

necessary to cut off their head

and their limbs, to act when the

opportunity arises and not have

to come back for presidential

approval every time

we want to strike.

And it also means we have to

get into bed with intelligence

services and other assets

some might find questionable.

>> Currently off-limits.

>> Yes.

There are folks out there who

don't view the sanctity of human

rights the same way we do.

They use means we would never

employ.

But by the same token, they

often get results we never

would.

The third leg of the stool,

supporting our existing

operations.

We're covert in over

75 countries.

On the ground with human assets.

We want to be more aggressive

with this, want to do more than

gather intelligence.

Bribe with money, food, toys.

Authorize break-ins, go lethal,

whatever it takes.

Finally, it all needs to be

backed up with disruption of

computer networks,

financial links.

This we can do given the

funding, but above all,

the flexibility.

>> Frankly, I like

the military aspect.

Really like it.

It gets us started while we

prepare our ground forces.

CIA can get in faster

than we can.

They can't do what we can in the

longer haul, but for now...

>> Good.

No, good job.

Sits well.

>> Sir.

>> For some years,

law enforcement has been

restricted to being reactive.

We must become proactive.

While the FBI is making great

steps in investigating this

attack, that is not good enough.

There are no investigations

after Armageddon.

We have to disrupt domestic

terrorism before it can bring

about our Armageddon.

Seek it wherever it hides.

Schools or civic organizations.

Even places of worship.

I will be seeking a presidential

finding to that effect.

>> So, those are the three

leading military options.

An immediate cruise missile

strike against known Al Qaeda

camps.

But they're mostly empty, and,

uh, that option hasn't proved

very successful in the past.

Option number two combines

missiles with a bombing

campaign.

>> With what targets?

What's left worth mounting a

high-cost bombing run against

Afghanistan?

>> There are Taliban

installations.

>> If we choose to go after

the Taliban immediately without

first giving them the

opportunity to help us against

Al Qaeda.

>> Precisely.

Which brings us to option number

three, the one that meshes best

with the CIA proposals.

Special Forces lead the way,

with missiles and bombers

supporting our troops on the

ground who will path find to

rich targets and bolster

the advance of the Northern

Alliance.

>> It depends a great deal

on the Northern Alliance and

just how allied they are.

>> The Alliance, the whole area,

it makes the Balkans

look serene.

That's what creates the danger

of having the conflict spill

over into the surrounding

region.

>> But if we succeed in ridding

Afghanistan of Al Qaeda, we send

a serious message to other

regimes-- Iran, for example--

that there is no future in

harboring terrorists.

>> Do we?

Sir, I can assure you the entire

international community is in

the coalition to eliminate

Al Qaeda.

But if we begin extending to

other groups or states, those

allies will begin dropping away.

>> At some point we may be the

only ones left standing,

and that will have to be okay.

That's why we're America.

>> I doubt it will come to that.

The number of allies might

dwindle, but those who truly get

it will remain solid.

The Brits, certainly.

>> But others will argue

against it.

Afghanistan is a graveyard

of empires.

The British were crushed there

twice in the 19th century,

the Russians sent packing

in the last decade.

>> Only because we gave

the Afghanis Stinger missiles

as part of the Cold War effort.

>> Surely there is a consensus

to remove the Taliban if it

refuses to cooperate in the

battle against Al Qaeda.

>> But the Taliban is only

the beginning of the problem.

If we leave Saddam Hussein in

place, we've accomplished

very little in the long run.

>> Uh, be careful.

We do not want to declare war

on all Islam.

>> Not all Islam.

Just those elements determined

to destroy us.

>> And Saddam Hussein is tied

for first place with

Usama bin Laden.

>> UBL attacked us, not Saddam.

>> Only because he was unable.

But he's got the arms.

He's been developing everything

from nuclear weapons to smallpox

to anthrax to...

well, the whole range of weapons

of mass destruction ever since

he so frustrated the U.N.

inspectors that they walked out,

and the Security Council

looked on and did nothing.

All he's lacked is

the means to deliver those

weapons to our shores.

Well,

UBL has shown that he's

got a system of delivery,

and it is not an arsenal

of ICBMs, but it is something

just as deadly.

Cells of radicals,

suicide bombers,

of the sort the Israelis

deal with.

>> We can't use 9/11 as a

general warrant to hunt down

anyone we think doesn't like us.

If we're seen to do that,

we won't have one, not one,

Arab state in the coalition

against UBL and the Taliban,

which will weaken the resolve

of certain Europeans.

We'll be doomed going in.

>> After what happened to us

on 9/11, if we leave any of our

enemies standing,

it will embolden him.

Back to the central issue.

Does the coalition define

the mission, or is it

the other way around?

>> Let's take a break.

And when we reconvene, let's

refocus on the military options

in Afghanistan.

Well, the outlines are

becoming clearer.

But so are the pitfalls.

>> Iraq?

>> Yes. And that graveyard

of empires business?

I want to hear this whole debate

go on this afternoon.

>> Is there any special mission

for me?

>> Listen.

Just listen.

And then we'll go over it

together, but no decision today.

[applause]

[helicopter rotors whirring]

>> No, I definitely agree with

Rove on this one.

For the last eight months

we've been middling, Karen.

We know that.

We've had a success with the tax

cut, sure, but education

initiative stalled, defense

transformation, faith based, no.

We have to go to Congress for

this speech.

We speak to them, and then

beyond-- the American people,

foreign leaders, the press,

everything.

9/11 was a new era.

We have to start off new.

>> Better start there.

The whole tenor of the press is

to try and fit whatever's

planned into what they remember

from '91.

>> This is not gonna be a replay

of the Gulf War except in two

ways-- efficiency and winning

public support.

So you zero in on it.

I remember the '60s.

I've seen what can happen when

you decide to go to war without

explaining to the people what

it's all about.

You know, risking their blood,

their treasure.

No.

This is not gonna be

Gulf War II.

>> Then we need to speak

with a new voice, sir.

New information.

>> There'll be no shortage.

Those decisions will be

finalized at tomorrow morning's

Executive Committee meeting.

Now, there's things, basic

things, to explain.

Who are we going to war with?

I mean, who are they?

Radicals? Why do they hate us?

Not because of what we do,

because of what we are.

>> What will victory mean?

>> Justice.

And finally, how it will be won.

And that's for tomorrow

morning's Exec Com meeting.

[door opens]

I've made up my mind.

A course of action.

And no half measures.

This is all-out war.

>> State is worried that an

Afghan war might destabilize

Pakistan.

>> I know.

They'll need a program to help

shore up Musharraf.

Our hands have been tied too

long by fear-- fear of the Arab

street, fear this regime may

fall, that regime may

turn nasty on us.

And all the while, the world is

getting more unfriendly.

I mean, is that why we

sacrificed so much to win

the Cold War?

Hmm?

To shrink back from the peace?

How is that undisclosed

secure location, Dick?

>> Very secure.

And they haven't disclosed

the location even to me.

[laughter]

>> Hey, you were great on the

Russert show yesterday.

[applause]

Uh, can you see everyone?

>> Yeah.

>> All right. As promised,

we are here to define

the jobs for the first

wave of the war on terror

and terrorism.

George, I'm gonna endorse your

plan as proposed and sign that

finding today.

I want you to get your

paramilitaries into Afghanistan,

link up with the anti-Taliban

forces.

When that is completed, you will

then lay the carpet to receive

our regular ground troops.

John.

This reordering of priorities

you outlined, absolutely

appropriate.

No greater priority for the CIA

and FBI than to protect this

country from further attacks.

Moving you away from this

strictly investigative and

prosecution, we're gonna need a

special package sent to Congress

for legal authority,

so start working on that.

Oh, uh, Rummy, we're gonna need

a similar package for overseas

troops and installations.

State.

We're gonna make an ultimatum

today to the Taliban.

They're gonna hand over Usama

bin Laden or suffer the

consequences.

Just make sure that the Taliban

understand we are not out to

destroy them, but the outcome,

that's in their hands.

All right.

We are gonna take option number

three. That is the missiles,

bombs, and the boots

on the ground.

I want you to rain holy hell on

them so when our-- when our

soldiers hit the ground,

the enemy is in flight.

So you hit 'em hard.

You hit 'em very, very, hard.

Hard enough to send a signal to

Syria and to Iran that there

is a change in U.S. policy

while they still have a chance

to change their direction.

And that'll give ol' Saddam

pause to think.

We are about to put American

lives at risk.

Nothing about this is tentative.

This is all-out.

>> Sir, an ultimatum today may

be beyond reach.

It has to be written.

We have to secure our embassies.

And by the time all that's done,

well, they are some

10 hours ahead of us.

>> You need until tomorrow

morning? You got it.

But make this statement strong.

Make it powerful.

Leave them terrified.

This is part of the larger plan

to help shore up Pakistan.

So, uh, if there is a delay,

we'll use that to develop

the plan further.

>> What if bin Laden has nukes

or other WMDs?

The CIA knows he's been trying

for years, very hard.

>> But not yet got them, as far

as we know, right?

>> Not as far as we know.

>> Well, then to hold back our

hand in fear that he might is

just inviting him to use that

time to go out and get 'em.

Making sure he can't deploy what

he's already got, that's the

main focus of this undertaking.

The danger of not acting, that

far outweighs all the other

problems.

This post-Cold War world in

which we are the only real power

left standing isn't any nicer,

it seems, than the one that

preceded it.

Weakness is despised.

Strength is admired.

And I believe that any further

delay will be perceived as a

weakness.

Decisiveness, action,

that is vital.

>> What about Iraq?

What if Saddam dips in his oar?

>> Well, now, I believe,

like you, he already has.

'93 World Trade Center,

if not this one.

That man, he means us no good,

and he is surely

developing WMDs.

So, write up a plan for him,

but not here, not today.

Let's just deal with

Afghanistan.

He'll just have to wait

his turn.

>> The idea that it's about

justice.

The president's already said

it's about bringing them

to justice.

We need to hit that theme.

>> Mm-hmm, and more.

Krauthammer's column

touches on it.

It's not about a lawsuit,

it's about a choice.

Bringing them to justice

or bringing justice to them.

>> Make no mistake.

The hour is coming when all

Americans will be called upon to

make sure these terrible events

never befall us again.

And I know you'll all

be ready to do your share.

Yeah?

>> Sir,

do you want bin Laden dead?

>> There was an old poster

out west.

As I recall, it said,

"Wanted dead or alive."

>> Whoo!

>> How's "Freedom is at war

with fear"?

>> "Freedom and fear

are at war."

Uh, make the sides clear.

Okay, the president's due

at the mosque.

>> It is important to understand

our battle is not with Islam,

a religion of peace, but with

those who would hijack it.

Americans respect

the Muslim faith.

Our Muslim citizens have

contributed so much to our

national life.

>> As speeches go, it's still

a little rough, but it's very

promising.

You sure?

[door opens]

>> These are the findings

and memoranda, the authority

for this morning's decisions.

>> Thank you.

>> Oh...

The speech?

>> Yeah.

Next to deciding on what to do,

biggest challenge of all.

>> You'll meet it.

>> We all have to.

There is no room

for a Vietnam here.

They hit the homeland.

>> You'll do fine.

Almost a perfect record so far.

>> Almost?

>> Well, just one,

um, small item.

Well, that "Wanted dead or

alive" thing?

The world isn't filled with

Texans.

A lot of people will not

understand it.

They'll think it, um,

well, belligerent.

And you have set

such a good tone.

And, um, one other little thing.

Don't ever forget about how they

treat women.

That's a big part of this.

>> It is.

It surely is.

And we won't forget

that part of it.

>> Good.

>> Today the president spoke

with Secretary-General Kofi

Annan and also with President

Cardoso of Brazil,

who expressed his sympathy

and solidarity.

Also, the president spoke again

with Prime Minister Chrétien

of Canada.

There will be a brief moment of

remembrance on the White House

lawn this morning, one week

after the attacks.

>> May God continue to bless

America.

You know, this current draft

isn't working.

So drop the FDR quotes.

This isn't the time to raise

ghosts.

Look, this is a different kind

of war, and this speech is

about educating the people

to that.

Now, we have to be clear on the

size of this, a war that may not

end on my watch.

And we have to pursue some form

of normal living, or they win.

This is what my presidency

is all about.

>> Our paramilitary teams are

streaming online.

The first unit is on its way to

the Northern Alliance,

will be in-country and in place

within eight days.

>> Our planning's to speed.

Special Forces teams will be

ready to follow the CIA teams

within weeks if not days.

Strike aircraft are moving into

the region, and naval elements

are steaming to nearby waters.

>> We've already connected the

hijackers to funding sources,

and we'll be able to identify

front organizations-- businesses

and in some cases charities--

that need to be closed and

assets frozen.

Deputy Secretary Armitage is

on his way back from Moscow

after what can only be called a

very successful trip.

They understand our resolve and

have accepted they have little

recourse but to cooperate.

The Arab states are falling into

line, and Musharraf's televised

statement can speak for itself.

And the ultimatum to the Taliban

will be on your desk

this afternoon.

>> Thank you.

This shouldn't go through

some back door.

World needs to hear this.

>> Into the speech.

>> Into the speech.

>> State reminds us that an

emphasis on coalition-building

will bolster the Secretary's

efforts.

Defense keeps harping on focus.

The best defense is

a good offense.

Also, let's be careful about

raising expectations.

This is a war to destroy the

terrorists' ability to threaten

our way of life.

>> The ending.

The final reminder.

That's everything.

>> Yes, sir.

>> It is my hope that in the

months and years ahead, life

will return almost to normal.

Even grief recedes

with time and grace.

>> That's good.

But more.

>> Yes, sir.

>> [thinking] I will not yield.

I will not rest.

I will not relent

in waging this struggle

for the security and freedom

of the American people.

[chatter]

>> Mr. Speaker, the President

of the United States.

>> Mr. President.

Mr. President.

>> Please be seated,

Mr. Secretary.

Mr. Speaker,

Mr. President Pro Temporate,

members of Congress,

and fellow Americans, in the

normal course of events,

presidents come to this chamber

to report on the state

of the union.

Tonight, no such report

is needed.

It has already been delivered

by the American people.

My fellow citizens, for the last

nine days, the entire world has

seen for itself the state of our

union, and it is strong.

[crowd cheering and whistling]

We have seen the courage of

passengers who rushed terrorists

to save others on the ground,

passengers like an exceptional

man named Todd Beamer.

And would you please help me

welcome his wife, Lisa Beamer,

here tonight.

[applause]

We have seen the state of our

union in the endurance of

rescuers working past

exhaustion.

We have seen the unfurling of

flags, the lighting of candles,

the giving of blood, the saying

of prayers in English,

Hebrew, and Arabic.

We have seen the decency of a

loving and giving people

who have made the grief of

strangers their own.

Tonight we are a country

awakened to danger

and called to defend freedom.

Our grief has turned to anger,

and anger to resolution.

Whether we bring our enemies to

justice or bring justice to our

enemies, justice will be done.

[applause]

We will not forget the citizens

of 80 other nations who died

with our own--

dozens of Pakistanis,

more than 130 Israelis,

more than 250 citizens of India,

men and women from El Salvador,

Iran, Mexico,

Canada, and Japan,

and hundreds of British

citizens.

America has no greater friend

than that of Great Britain.

[applause]

Thank you for coming, friend.

Americans have many questions

tonight.

Who attacked our country?

The evidence all points to a

collection of loosely affiliated

terrorist organizations

known as Al Qaeda.

They are to terror what the

Mafia is to crime.

But its goal is not making

money.

It is remaking the world and

imposing its radical beliefs

on people everywhere.

Our war on terror begins with

Al Qaeda,

but it does not end there.

We have seen their kind before.

They are the heirs of

all the murderous ideologies

of the 20th century.

They follow the path of fascism

and Nazism and totalitarianism,

and they will follow that path

all the way to where it ends,

in history's unmarked grave

of discarded lies.

[applause]

Every nation, every region,

now has a decision to make.

Either you are with us

or you are with the terrorists.

[applause]

From this day forward,

any nation that continues to

harbor or support terrorism will

be regarded by the United States

as a hostile regime.

Freedom and fear are at war.

Our nation, this generation,

will lift a dark threat

of violence from our people

and our future.

We will rally the world

to this cause by our efforts,

by our courage.

And we will not tire,

and we will not falter.

We will not fail.

[cheering]

It is my hope that in the months

and years ahead...

life will return

almost to normal.

Even grief recedes with time

and grace.

But our resolve must not pass.

Each of us will remember what

happened that day

and to whom it happened.

We'll remember the moment the

news came, where we were,

what we were doing.

Some will remember the image of

a fire or a story of a rescue.

Some will carry memories

of a face

and a voice gone forever.

>> [Bush] And I will carry this.

It is the police shield of a man

named George Howard, who died at

the World Trade Center

trying to save others.

It was given to me by his mom,

Arlene, as a proud memorial

to her son.

It is my reminder of lives

that ended

and a task that does not end.

[applause]

In all that lies before us,

may God grant us wisdom,

and may He watch over

the United States of America.

Thank you.

Thank you.

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