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Porter Goss: “The purpose is the deficit reduction and the problem with that is, I am afraid that if we ever did, let us hope we do…”

On the recordFebruary 6, 1995
The purpose is the deficit reduction and the problem with that is, I am afraid that if we ever did, let us hope we do someday get to zero, even in 2002, would that not be wonderful? But I wanted to point out that this is a little bit like the lion tamer going into the cage with the lions. Those lions are going to do the right thing as long as they know that fellow has got the whip. But the minute that tamer puts the whip down, the lion gets a slightly different perspective of what his capabilities are relative to the fellow who used to have the whip. And I think that is a very important point as we go through this process. I want to make sure that we keep this whip out there. If we ever do get the lion tamed, I want to make sure this lion is never going to get in a position where it can get out of the cage or eat the trainer again.
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Porter Goss
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the importance of maintaining control in the context of deficit reduction.

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