29 Quotes by Frances Townsend

We knew they were going to fly a commercial airliner into the tallest building in California. And it was an analytic judgement by the intelligence community that that meant the Library Tower.

I find the developments in Yemen not only deeply disappointing but of enormous concern to us, especially given the capabilities and the expertise of the people who were there.

If it were that simple, it would have been easier. There were numerous reports about the levees. Most of them were inconsistent.

We can improve the response. We can make it faster and more efficient, and that's the focus of the 125 recommendations, which are really broken into 17 different areas.

When the civilized world demonstrated its determination, the Libyan government correctly judged its own interests, and the American people are safer.

The problem is you can't share these details when you have operational leads. It takes time.

We are disappointed that they were all housed together. We are disappointed that their restrictions in prison weren't more stringent.

We must be unanimous in our strong condemnation of such state sponsorship of terrorism and demand its end in our lifetime.

When we talk about integrated use of the military, we're not just talking about active forces. We also have to make maximum use of the state National Guards.