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Terrorist plos had been averted -- certainly not in the united states. i mean, we've had only had about 40 terrorist plots in total in the united states since 9/11, that you can really point too. there, but at the end of the day, this programs was sold to the american public -- or has been sold as keeping americans safety. a, it's very nice, but i think most americans welcome a debate about this program, if it's, you know, not really preventing that many terrorist attacks, or it's at least worth a discussion worth having. >> todayena, i could swear that general alexandre said this nsa program ...