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So we mustn't lower our guard in any sense because of what has happened in terms of the death of Osama Bin Laden and we are certainly not doing that. The terror threat level here in the U.K. remains at severe and we're very conscious of the need to continue that.

We cannot let terrorists hold this nation hostile or hold our allies hostile.

The United States cannot live with terror.

As strong as the United States is, we can't deal with terrorism alone.

It is not enough to tackle the mechanics of terror organizations. We must also tackle the situations that create terrorists. We desperately need to address the frustration, the loss and the despair that drive some to these actions.

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.

Although we must change the ways we protect our country, we must also guard against policies that appear attractive but offer little real protection and may even impede our ability to protect ourselves.

We cannot solve the problem of terrorism by asserting our will on the world.

We cannot continue to ask the brave men and women of our Armed Forces to put their lives on the line to protect our country while we jeopardize their safety by failing to ensure that Defense Department funds are not siphoned off to warlords in Afghanistan.