In a September 14, 2003, appearance on Meet the Press, Vice President Dick Cheney said: ” ‘9/11 changed everything. It changed the way we think about threats to the United States. It changed about our recognition of our vulnerabilities. It changed in terms of the kind of national security strategy we need to pursue, in terms of guaranteeing the safety and security of the American people. And I’m not sure everybody has made that transition yet.’ ”
– Ian S. Lustick, Trapped in the War on Terror, Page 104