Swatting Flies

"You said the president was tired of swatting flies. Can you tell me one example where the president swatted a fly when it came to al-Qaida prior to 9-11?...We only swatted a fly once on the 20th of August 1998. We didn't swat any flies afterwards. How the hell could he be tired?  Why didn't [Bush] respond to the Cole?  Why didn't we swat that fly?" - Bob Kerrey talking to Rice