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We burned to death 100,000 Japanese civilians in Tokyo - men, women and children. LeMay recognized that what he was doing would be thought immoral if his side had lost. But what makes it immoral if you lose and not immoral if you win? Robert McNamara
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Here the skeptic finds chaos and the believer further evidence that the hand that made us is divine. Robert Moses
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The 19 hijackers that came over here to commit the attack on Sept. 11, there were those that were at the bottom of the line. There were those who were the principal conspirators. There were those who were the pilot. Everybody has a role. Robert Mueller
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Prior to the passage of the Patriot Act, it was very difficult - often impossible - for us to share information with the Central Intelligence Agency, with NSA, with the other intelligence agencies, and likewise, for them to share information with us. Robert Mueller
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I think around the world, our agents are the best collectors of information you'll find. Robert Mueller
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I remember... seeing the first plane go into the towers and thinking: 'It's a beautiful day. Somebody really must have gotten off course to have the plane go into the towers.' Robert Mueller
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I would say in just about every investigation we have, there will be differences of opinion, where you have partial facts, as to what those facts mean. Robert Mueller
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So without getting into the specifics, I can tell you that to the extent that investigation is a relatively important investigation and meaningful, the president would have been periodically briefed. Robert Mueller
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As I said before, there are often disagreements as to what a particular set of facts mean. That is not at all unusual, and one shouldn't read into it more than is there. Robert Mueller
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In planning an attack, persons have various roles. Robert Mueller
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Secondly, not only have we put additional agents on counterterrorism, but we've also built up our analytical structure so that we're better positioned to analyze the information we have. Robert Mueller
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I didn't know the organization, but the one thing you can say about the FBI, it's tremendously professional. Robert Mueller
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What we bring to the table is not only our 56 field offices in the United States and our number of resident agencies, but also we have 45 legal attaches overseas. Robert Mueller
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But we had - I think if you look at law enforcement 10 years ago, if you look at the challenges, the FBI was focused excessively on what was happening in the United States. Robert Mueller
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But since September 11, we have made every effort to try to work closely with state and local law enforcement. Robert Mueller
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We cannot turn back the clock. We cannot undo the impact of technology. Nor would we want to. Robert Mueller
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I am confident that every action we took as the FBI detained individuals in the wake of 9/11 was appropriately done. Robert Mueller
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I do believe when there are advances in technology that it is important to balance the privacy interests affected with the investigative take that you might get from that technology. Robert Mueller
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I love prosecuting cases, and I love doing investigations, particularly homicide investigations and the like, and that's why I became a prosecutor. Robert Mueller
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I am humbled by the prospect of serving those who have borne the battle, those American men and women who have sacrificed so much. Robert Wilkie
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For the VA to thrive as an integrated health care network, it must be agile and adaptive. Robert Wilkie
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The Bible that I will take my oath on reminds me of the 100th anniversary of the end of the war to end all wars. It was a Bible taken into battle by my wife's grandfather who had probably never ventured beyond three or four counties in North and South Carolina. Robert Wilkie
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When an American veteran comes to VA, it is not up to him to employ a team of lawyers to get VA to say yes. It is up to VA to get the veteran to yes, and that is customer service. Robert Wilkie
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I learned at a very early age, listening to those around my family, that in order to be a commander, you had to walk your post. Robert Wilkie
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I experienced what can never be duplicated in the private sector - the communal aspect of VA. Robert Wilkie
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Many of the issues I encountered as acting secretary were not with the quality of medical care but with getting our veterans through the door to reach that care. Robert Wilkie
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