Nothing is more important to national security and the making and conduct of good policy than timely, accurate, and relevant intelligence. Nothing is more critical to accurate and relevant intelligence than independent analysis.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The Committee's review of a series of intelligence shortcomings, to include intelligence prior to 9/11 and the pre-war intelligence on Iraq, clearly reveal how vital a diverse intelligence workforce is to our national security.
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it will be in the coming years.
Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.
Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.
I certainly believe that improving our intelligence is of important national interest.
The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.
My experience is the White House is not a very good place to coordinate intelligence, much less to integrate it.
You can't get closer to the heart of national sovereignty than national security and intelligence services.
Our intelligence community needs better coordination of operations and exchange of information, and that's why we need an overall director of national intelligence and a national counterterrorism center.
You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.