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> Washington, D.C. (The National Cathedral)
> September 14, 2001
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> The United States of America is fighting a war against terrorists of
> global reach. The enemy is not a single political regime or person or
> religion or ideology. The enemy is terrorism -- premeditated,
> politically motivated violence perpetrated against innocents.
>
> In many regions, legitimate grievances prevent the emergence of a
> lasting peace. Such grievances deserve to be, and must be, addressed
> within a political process. But no cause justifies terror. The United
> States will make no concessions to terrorist demands and strike no deals
> with them. We make no distinction between terrorists and those who
> knowingly harbor or provide aid to them.
>
> The struggle against global terrorism is different from any other war in
> our history. It will be fought on many fronts against a particularly
> elusive enemy over an extended period of time. Progress will come
> through the persistent accumulation of successes -- some seen, some
> unseen.
>
> Today our enemies have seen the results of what civilized nations can,
> and will, do against regimes that harbor, support, and use terrorism to
> achieve their political goals. Afghanistan has been liberated; coalition
> forces continue to hunt down the Taliban and al-Qaida. But it is not
> only this battlefield on which we will engage terrorists. Thousands of
> trained terrorists remain at large with cells in North America, South
> America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and across Asia.
>
> Our priority will be first to disrupt and destroy terrorist
> organizations of global reach and attack their leadership; command,
> control, and communications; material support; and finances. This will
> have a disabling effect upon the terrorists' ability to plan and operate.
>
> We will continue to encourage our regional partners to take up a
> coordinated effort that isolates the terrorists. Once the regional
> campaign localizes the threat to a particular state, we will help ensure
> the state has the military, law enforcement, political, and financial
> tools necessary to finish the task.
>
> The United States will continue to work with our allies to disrupt the
> financing of terrorism. We will identify and block the sources of
> funding for terrorism, freeze the assets of terrorists and those who
> support them, deny terrorists access to the international financial
> system, protect legitimate charities from being abused by terrorists,
> and prevent the movement of terrorists' assets through alternative
> financial networks.
>
> However, this campaign need not be sequential to be effective, the
> cumulative effect across all regions will help achieve the results we
> seek.
>
> We will disrupt and destroy terrorist organizations by:
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> * direct and continuous action using all the elements of national and
> international power. Our immediate focus will be those terrorist
> organizations of global reach and any terrorist or state sponsor of
> terrorism which attempts to gain or use weapons of mass destruction
> (WMD) or their precursors;
>
> * defending the United States, the American people, and our interests
> at home and abroad by identifying and destroying the threat before it
> reaches our borders. While the United States will constantly strive to
> enlist the support of the international community, we will not hesitate
> to act alone, if necessary, to exercise our right of self-defense by
> acting preemptively against such terrorists, to prevent them from doing
> harm against our people and our country; and
>
> * denying further sponsorship, support, and sanctuary to terrorists
> by convincing or compelling states to accept their sovereign
> responsibilities.
>
>
> We will also wage a war of ideas to win the battle against international
> terrorism. This includes:
>
> * using the full influence of the United States, and working closely
> with allies and friends, to make clear that all acts of terrorism are
> illegitimate so that terrorism will be viewed in the same light as
> slavery, piracy, or genocide: behavior that no respectable government
> can condone or support and all must oppose;
>
> * supporting moderate and modern government, especially in the Muslim
> world, to ensure that the conditions and ideologies that promote
> terrorism do not find fertile ground in any nation;
>
> * diminishing the underlying conditions that spawn terrorism by
> enlisting the international community to focus its efforts and resources
> on areas most at risk; and
>
> * using effective public diplomacy to promote the free flow of
> information and ideas to kindle the hopes and aspirations of freedom of
> those in societies ruled by the sponsors of global terrorism.
>
>
> While we recognize that our best defense is a good offense we are also
> strengthening America's homeland security to protect against and deter
> attack.
>
> This Administration has proposed the largest government reorganization
> since the Truman Administration created the National Security Council
> and the Department of Defense. Centered on a new Department of Homeland
> Security and including a new unified military command and a fundamental
> reordering of the FBI, our comprehensive plan to secure the homeland
> encompasses every level of government and the cooperation of the public
> and the private sector.
>
> This strategy will turn adversity into opportunity. For example,
> emergency management systems will be better able to cope not just with
> terrorism but with all hazards. Our medical system will be strengthened
> to manage not just bioterror, but all infectious diseases and
> mass-casualty dangers. Our border controls will not just stop
> terrorists, but improve the efficient movement of legitimate traffic.
>
> While our focus is protecting America, we know that to defeat terrorism
> in today's globalized world we need support from our allies and friends.
> Wherever possible, the United States will rely on regional organizations
> and state powers to meet their obligations to fight terrorism. Where
> governments find the fight against terrorism beyond their capacities, we