He cited the potential for a catastrophic terrorist attack.

Only a catastrophic attack, like that on Sept. 11, would shake them, he said.

No president can promise that a catastrophic attack like that of 9/11 will not happen again.

What if the "evidence" comes in the form of another catastrophic attack?

These terrorists will have access to the means to carry out catastrophic attacks.

It is only a matter of time before another catastrophic attack is attempted.

Each of these men, in his own way, had predicted the catastrophic attack.

Still, to imply that the intelligence agencies were in the dark about the possibility of a catastrophic attack is to ignore history.

All free nations have a stake in preventing sudden and catastrophic attacks.

One hopes it will not take another catastrophic attack for the administration to get its priorities straight on this matter.