Thus far, the emerging evidence in Iraq does point to WMD programs but does not point to the existence of large stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons, |
Thus far, the emerging evidence in Iraq does point to WMD programs but does not point to the existence of large stockpiles of chemical or biological weapons. |
To make those changes effectively, he has to do them with an experienced staff, and he doesn't have one, ... Many of us worked with that staff in the House. Frankly, on both sides of the aisle in our committee, we were happy to see them go. |
Today's agreement by the White House and congressional leaders means that interrogators will be given clear, unambiguous rules to follow. The fog of law is finally lifting. America's moral black eye is finally healing. |
Twelve sick, sadistic kids could not have acted alone, |
We can no longer expect an Intelligence Community that is mostly male and mostly white to be able to monitor and infiltrate suspicious organizations or terrorist groups. |
We have to change the guidelines that we use to recruit those spies, ... In fact the CIA is required by law to change those guidelines and hasn't. |
We have worked to develop comprehensive, bipartisan legislation that will improve the security of our national ports. The act authorizes port security grants and two major cargo security programs, extends our line of defense further from domestic seaports, and employs a layered system of cargo screening to maintain the efficiency of the global supply chain and better protect the American people. |
We know that there was a massive security failure, and despite repeated warnings by U.S. intelligence, the Saudis did not take adequate measures, ... This was wrong, and it was preventable. |
We need spies that look like their targets, CIA officers who speak the dialects terrorists use, and FBI agents who can speak to Muslim women who might be intimidated by men. |
We want to keep the bad guys out of our country, ... We want to identify them and keep them out, and we want to find them if they're already here. And we did a bad job of that on 9/11. |
We will be a fact-driven, witness-driven review inquiry. We will not be driven by outside pressures. |
We've got about a year to get it right. |
What we found was some successes, lots of good people, but real gaps in performance, |