Sept. 11 Commission Leaders Say Recommendations Won't Harm Military

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Sept. 11 Commission Leaders Say Recommendations Won't Harm Military
By Larry Margasak Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) - Leaders of the Sept. 11 commission told the Pentagon and its congressional backers Tuesday that creation of a national intelligence director would not jeopardize military operations.
Chairman Thomas Kean and Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton, appearing before a House military panel, said their proposal would include a top Pentagon official as a deputy to the new director "to satisfy the needs of the warfighter and the national policy-maker." <snip>

The difficulty of convincing Congress to make Pentagon intelligence agencies subordinate to a new office was apparent when the committee's Republican chairman, Duncan Hunter of California, told the officials: "I don't see any specific mention of failure on the part of a DOD agency."

Pressing the two leaders for such an example, they said there was none, but added that the problem was lack of coordination among intelligence agencies. <snip>

The commission leaders acknowledged Tuesday that they've received criticism that the reforms would remove the secretary of defense from direct and immediate control over national intelligence assets. Their answer: make the Pentagon's undersecretary for intelligence a top deputy to the director. <snip>

In another defense-related proposal, the commission recommended that the Defense Department replace the CIA in directing paramilitary operations - those conducted by civilians assisting the armed forces.

They said the Special Operations Command was best qualified to train and direct such forces, and that military professionals should be running any operations where weapons greater than sidearms are needed. <snip>

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1. That's because our military can't be hurt any more than it already has

Morale is rock bottom.

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