Colin Powell: Opening Remarks on Intelligence Reform to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

( 2004 ) Commentary by Leigh Dyer, Charlotte Observer and Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.

“At the State Department, we are the spear point for advancing America's interests around the globe. We are also our first line of defense against threats from abroad. As such, our efforts constitute a critical component of national security.” - Opening Remarks on Intelligence Reform before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee
“The intelligence community does many things well, but critical self-examination of its performance, particularly the quality and utility of its analytical products is too often not one of them. Thousands of judgments are made every year, but we've got to do a better job of subjecting all of those judgments to rigorous post-mortem analysis to find out what we did right, as well as what we did wrong.” - Opening Remarks on Intelligence Reform before the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee

Colin Powell (U.S. Department of State)

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