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--- Begin Message ----Caveat Lector- NY Times Bush Isn't Surprised Americans Expect Attack By ELISABETH BUMILLERPublished: April 22, 2004 WASHINGTON, April 21 - President Bush expressed no surprise on Wednesday that the majority of Americans think it is somewhat likely that there will be a terrorist attack in the United States before the November election, and he suggested that they had a reason to be concerned. "Well, I understand why they think they're going to get hit again," Mr. Bush told 1,500 American newspaper editors and publishers gathered for an annual convention at the Omni Shoreham. He added, "This is a hard country to defend." Mr. Bush was responding to a question about an opinion poll by The Associated Press showing that two-thirds of Americans believe that another attack is somewhat likely. He said that Americans were reacting to the recent terrorist attacks in Madrid and that United States intelligence gathering was not foolproof. "Our intelligence is good," he said. "It's just never perfect is the problem." Singling out Texas, the president said: "It is difficult to stop people coming across the Rio Grande River, whether they be people looking for work or people looking to do harm. And so I can see why people feel that way." Mr. Bush's remarks reflected concern at the White House about a potential terrorist attack on American soil before the Nov. 2 election, and they echoed comments made on Sunday by Condoleezza Rice, Mr. Bush's national security adviser, that the administration was worried that terrorists groups could find the election "too good to pass up." Mr. Bush spoke for 44 minutes to the editors in off-the-cuff remarks that drew on familiar phrases from his speeches of the last two and a half years. Mr. Bush, who is not fond of the press as an institution, jokingly referred to the editors and publishers on the dais as "the politburo," and then said he would be glad "to duck some questions." Mr. Bush's substantive remarks were interrupted only once with applause, when he called for the end of the "death tax," or the estate tax. The president condemned the terrorist attacks on Wednesday in Saudi Arabia and Basra, Iraq, and urged the international community to pressure Iran about its nuclear program. "It would be intolerable to peace and stability in the Middle East if they get a nuclear weapon, particularly since their stated objective is the destruction of Israel," he said. Mr. Bush also said said that democracy in Iraq was "necessary" and that the administration would not "cut and run" from Iraq. His words left open the possibility in Congress that the White House would have to seek more money to pay for military operations. But Scott McClellan, the White House press secretary, said on Wednesday that Mr. Bush still had no plans to seek an emergency spending bill this year. The White House has said for months that it anticipates asking for a supplemental spending bill to pay for the operation in Iraq during the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, but that it does not expect to make the request until after Election Day. Mr. McClellan said Mr. Bush had "received assurances from Pentagon officials that the resources they have at this time are more than enough to meet their needs." But if the troops need more money, Mr. McClellan said, the president "will not hesitate." On Capitol Hill, Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said the extra cost for keeping 20,000 troops in Iraq for 90 more days was estimated at $700 million. The military cost of occupying Iraq about $4.7 billion a month. General Myers said the Pentagon would begin running short of money by the end of August. 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