Hayden speaks about the NSA program

The 9-11 report notes that terrorists operated freely in the US. Therefore, it is not surprising to hear this:

"Had this program been in effect prior to 9/11, it is my professional judgment that we would have detected some of the al-Qaida operatives in the United States..." (http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/n/a/2006/01/23/national/w083533S59.DTL)

These are the words of Gen. Michael Hayden, the former NSA director. Today, he described the program as narrowly targeted. In other words, it was targeted on certain individuals suspected of Al Qaeda ties.

You can read Hayden's full presentation on The Power Line blog: http://powerlineblog.com/archives/012915.php

Hayden concludes:

"The constitutional standard is "reasonable." And we believe -- I am convinced that we are lawful because what it is we're doing is reasonable."

Reasonable indeed. What else is a President supposed to do?