And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end.

If the intelligence we send forward support the views that the administration has, it is welcome and we are told what a great job it is. And if the intelligence that gos forward don't support the views of the policymakers, it is instantly condemned.

Iraq is not about oil.

You want to keep intelligence separate from policy.

Myself, I don't think you will ever get security in the Mideast until you have what on the surface appears to be fair to both sides. You have to have leaders committed to peace, on both sides. One side can't impose a solution.

A great teacher never strives to explain his vision. He simply invites you to stand beside him and see for yourself.

And Oliver North was really a good soldier, up to the last moment, shoving memos into the shredder and defending the policy to the end.