Bush Says United States Will Enforce Bush Doctrine
KYRA PHILLIPS, CNN ANCHOR: President Bush said today, the nation is still under attack. In comments within the past hour, Mr. Bush says the United States will enforce the Bush Doctrine, which says other countries are either with the U.S. or against it in the war on terrorism. CNN's Kelly Wallace is standing by at the White House, where the president has had a very busy morning -- and straight to the point, Kelly.</s>WALLACE: Kyra, those comments you just mentioned all part of an intense lobbying campaign by President Bush. He is using every opportunity he gets to urge lawmakers to create and pass his proposal, creating this new cabinet-level agency in the Department of Homeland Security. The latest push at the first meeting of the president's new Homeland Security Advisory Council, 21 experts no longer part of the federal government, who will be giving him advice on ways to protect the country from terrorism. There the president had a stern warning for lawmakers and for the American people. He said there are still terrorists lurking around. That is why he says it is vital that the government reorganize itself.</s>GEORGE W. BUSH, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: We are under attack. That's the way it is. The more we love freedom, the more we espouse values that are descent and honorable. The more we welcome religion in our society, open political discourse, the more this enemy is going to try to hit us.</s>WALLACE: And the president had a similar message using the signing ceremony of a new measure, a bioterrorism bill now</s>PHILLIPS: And Kelly, we are talking about this new homeland security plan. I saw that the Secret Service is mentioned, but CIA and FBI, they're not included. Is that set in stone?</s>WALLACE: Well, the White House is saying Congress, of course, will be looking at this measure and that the administration is open to discussing the issue with lawmakers. At one point, there was some discussion within the White House. The president's advisers considering moving the FBI away from Justice and into the Department of Homeland Security. But in the end, deciding against it, saying it is also a law enforcement organization and so it should remain under the Justice Department and under the attorney general. So the message is, this administration willing to listen, but White House advisers think that the president's plan, keeping the FBI and CIA out of it, is the best way to go -- Kyra.</s>PHILLIPS: All right. Our Kelly Wallace live from the White House there -- thanks, Kelly. And we're expecting a White House briefing in about 10 minutes. We will bring that to you live as soon as it happens. TO ORDER A VIDEO OF THIS TRANSCRIPT, PLEASE CALL 800-CNN-NEWS OR USE OUR SECURE ONLINE ORDER FORM LOCATED AT www.fdch.com