"Your government failed you. Those entrusted with protecting you failed you. I failed you. We tried hard, but we failed you...I ask for your understanding, and your forgiveness."
- Richard Clarke at his testimony before the 9-11 commission.
You can find a wealth of information about Richard Clarke and his book AGAINST ALL ENEMIES. As a prominent security expert under four different presidential administrations, Richard Clarke isn't exactly your typical partisan operator.
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