I think we need to get rid of this artificial division in this global campaign against terrorists when the tools that are available in the DOD and the intelligence agency are both applicable and both need to be put together to get the job done. I find that operational effectiveness is in fact distorted by the way the authorities which are written for a different era come down. So I very much think we need to fix that problem.
McCain emphasizes the need for collaboration between DOD and intelligence agencies in counter-terrorism efforts.
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