Mike Thompson: “I say to my colleague, it seems to me the situation is basically this: We have concerns, some with regard to our…”

“I say to my colleague, it seems to me the situation is basically this: We have concerns, some with regard to our intelligence community and our intelligence difficulties; some have to do with nonintelligence areas. We have talked about the area of diplomacy and action and reaction to attacks, for example. We have a committee that is about to wind up its work dealing with the intelligence area. I think many people are very concerned that they are not going to get to the heart of the issue. Your commission would come along and overlay that and take up where that leaves off but would have quite a bit broader mandate. It makes me wonder whether you really could pick up where they leave off and do the same kind of job they would have done had they been in business for a while longer, which leads me to the additional question: Has my friend considered--I haven't discussed this with anyone because it just occurred to me--whether or not it might be wise to extend the inquiry of the joint intelligence committee?”