I don't think bulk data collection was an enormous factor here, because generally, that deals with overseas calls to the United States. But what bulk data collection did was make the process more efficient. So there were no silver bullets… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
Banning the burkini doesn't produce terrorists. But it does make the people who are already alienated, who are already disenfranchised, I many cases, economically… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
They [ French] still have an open border in Europe. And they have a Europe which doesn't have an integrated intelligence system like we… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
I think the vetting we have for refugees is vastly better than the Europeans have. — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
When you do have really tapped out resources that cover so many investigations, it can help you move through and discard some faster. — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
I think the refugee problem is Europe is vastly worse than we have in the United States. — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
The language of North Korea is always bombastic. But what has really changed is the acceleration of their nuclear program, the likelihood that they… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
We need additional funding for more U.S. combat brigades in Europe. NATO needs to continue to modernize. It is starting to show with the… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
You have the intelligence front and the engagement front. On the intelligence front, the French are better than many of their European counterparts. But… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
We're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that. — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
ISIS, in some cases like Paris, may actually try to direct. But what it's really trying to do is inspire. So its directed activities… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
I think we have started accelerating over the past years. It's a modernization of NATO. It's at air, it's at sea, it's undersea, it's… — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
We can't be French and Muslim at the same time. And that's exactly what ISIS wants that population to think. — Michael Leiter Copy Share Image
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