Policymakers have to make judgments based on the best intelligence they get.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
And I argued with that intelligence estimate and I think it is a responsibility of policymakers to use their best judgment on the basis of the intelligence they've received.
Judgment is more than skill. It sets forth on intellectual seas beyond the shores of hard indisputable factual information.
The intelligence community, for the most part, has no accountability at all; to the Congress, to us the American people, and so they feel that they above the law.
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
Any lazy or biased fool can have opinions; making judgments is the hard work of responsible and compassionate people.
There'll be differences of opinion in just about every intelligence analysis that you make.
Presidents get to decide how their intelligence is served up to them, and it's the job of intelligence to adjust.
Decision making in a democracy depends above all on knowledge and not just the intel available to presidents and policymakers.
I judge people based on their capability, honesty, and merit.
You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.