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Whatever New Threats And Challenges May Emerge, Our Nation Will Be Able To Face Them Squarely, Deal With Them, And Yet Allow Our People To Continue To Live Free And Unafraid. The Decisions You Make, The Courage And Creativity You Bring To Your Responsibilities, Will Determine America's Future. Liberty And Our Way Of Life Are Fragile Gifts - Their Care Is In Your Hands. We Thank You For Stepping Forward To Shoulder That Immense Responsibility. Your Country Is Grateful, And Proud Of Each Of You.

The Country Cannot Afford Amateur Hour In The White House.

The Reality Is That Terrorists Can Attack Any Time At Any Minute, 24 Hours A Day, Using A Variety Of Techniques, In Any Place At All. And It's Not Possible To Defend In Every Place, Against Every Technique, Against Every Conceivable Approach. It Means That You Can't Stop Every Terrorist Attack. Innocent Men, Women And Children Are Going To Be Killed If Terrorists Are Determined To Do It.

We Do Know That The Iraqi Regime Has Chemical And Biological Weapons. His Regime Has Amassed Large, Clandestine Stockpiles Of Chemical Weapons - Including Vx, Sarin, Cyclosarin And Mustard Gas. His Regime Has Amassed Large, Clandestine Stockpiles Of Biological Weapons—including Anthrax And Botulism Toxin, And Possibly Smallpox.

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