The Honorable Michael Mukasey, Attorney General under President George W. Bush, presents a strong defense of the conduct of the war against terror by that administration and then thoroughly discredits the policies of both Democrat presidents Clinton and Obama as they dithered away our abundant advantages against al-Qaeda. In his speech, Mr. Mukasey differentiates between prosecuting a war wherein gathering intelligence is of paramount importance and prosecuting criminals wherein gathering evidence must follow strict rules.