James Clapper actually said...

I don't think anyone harbors any illusions about these five Taliban members and what they might do if they were transferred.

That's quite right. What we're speaking of here is simply a missile system that could potentially have ICBM-class range.

President Assad remains unwilling to negotiate himself out of power.

looking back over my now more than a half century in intelligence, I have not experienced a time when we have been beset by more crises and ...