We need a Director of National Intelligence to provide the coordination and the information sharing.

We needed real reform within the intelligence community to function as a community.

I want to applaud you for your longstanding leadership in spearheading this initiative for major reform.

Until the Saudis commit to changing their schools, their curriculum, their culture, they are still going to be a breeding ground for terrorists like Osama bin Laden.

We need your help. We're asking for it.

I think that is one of the messages certainly that has come out that they can, by the exquisite timing of that particular attack, affect the elections.

We're in this war, and it's a difficult position for us. But a lot is at stake and much will affect France, Germany and the entire industrialized world.

Well, it shouldn't come as a surprise. We've known for some time that there are terror cells in the United States, al Qaeda, and others. And so, it shouldn't be greeted as some alarming news. We've known it for some time. The question is…

I think there will be a substantial transfer of power. I think France is going to ask in not so many direct words for the United States to eat a bit of humble pie.

That has really been the growing concern on the part of the public is when big donors can give unlimited amounts of money or bundle big groups of money then what is the resulting influence and how do you make sure that you separate that…

We have to persuade the governing council and the factions that they represent that this is in their interest that they come together and stop any warring within, internal dissent.

We have to have one national security policy. And I believe Democrats as well as Republicans have to come together and support this effort to go forward.

I think we should plan on mow, plan on a worst-case scenario so that if it's a better case, you're so much better off than if you start with a lower estimate what you need and then have to increase it.

It may not be enough. And I think General Abizaid has to make a decision almost day by day to see what is needed.

I think there are three names that we have to take into account. One is Brahimi, the second is Sistani, there are two countries Iraq, the Iraqis and the Israelis.

I think we're going to be there a long time.

If the director of Central Intelligence says we don't have it then you have to rely upon that.

I think, as Senator McCain and others have suggested, that we are going to see an exodus from the Guard and Reserves that is going to be very harmful because of these repeated deployments.