Political Quotes

One of the first things you can do--at this hearing, even--is to make a strong statement of support for professionalism in the IC and pledge that you will not tolerate politics influencing the analytical process.

We do not believe Iran is currently undertaking activities we judge necessary to produce a nuclear device.

I can confirm that one of my staffers who was aware of the controversy requested that I modify that assessment, but I said no. No, we need to stick to what the analysts have said.

we can create a discipline, a way of thinking about these challenges.