I would want to have a powerful head, one head, of the agency.

Well, my thoughts are, first of all, the intent is to give the DNI the authority.

I spent a lot of time reading our report, you know, particularly before it was redacted.

We have changed our laws.

One of the things that bothered me very much as a member of this committee was seeing how, every time there was a difference of view, the CIA view prevailed against the views of the intelligence components in other agencies.

I think that the idea of conflicts with DOD are mostly theoretical.

There is no way we can lose this war militarily, and there is no way we can win it militarily.

I'd like to ask you a question about the heroin--or the opium poppy production in Afghanistan.

Last year, I asked you, at this hearing, about the robust nuclear earth penetrator, and you told me it was just a study.

I want to indicate my very deep concern about the fact that tens or even hundreds of millions of dollars have flowed from illegal heroin trade directly into the hands of terrorist organizations, like al Qaeda.

Are we protecting warlords in Afghanistan who are growing poppy or producing heroin?

A large number of detainees are innocent. They're in the wrong place at the wrong time.