Political Quotes

“A member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff--other than the Chairman--may submit to the Chairman advice or an opinion in disagreement with, or advice or an opinion in addition to, the advice presented by the Chairman to the President-- That is the President of the United States-- --the National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense. If a member submits such advice or opinion, the Chairman shall present the advice or opinion of such member at the same time he presents his own advice to the President, the National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense, as the case may be. We learned that in the course of the past 18 months or maybe longer-- I will not try to define the exact period of time--when our President was making decisions in connection with certain advice he was receiving from the intelligence community--certain caveats, being other opinions--the opinions, say, of the Director of Central Intelligence--were not brought with sufficient force and effect to the attention of the policymakers.”