“The terrorist network, [President Bush] asserted in a resolute, hard-hitting speech [on September 20, 2001], includes thousands of operatives in more than 60 countries, which suggests the awesome scope of the task that the president has set for the United States and for those who stand beside it.”
– R.W. Apple Jr., “A Clear Message: ‘I Will Not Relent,'” The New York Times, Sep. 21, 2001