Obama on John Brennan Confirmation - 2nd Obama Term

The White House: Has a Statement by President Obama on the Confirmation of John Brennan to be CIA Director,  the President states the following, “ With the bipartisan confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Senate has recognized in John the qualities I value so much—his determination to keep America safe, his commitment to working with Congress,  his ability to build relationships with foreign partners, and his fidelity to the values that define us as a nation.

   

With John’s 25 years of experience at the Agency, our extraordinary men and women of the CIA will be led by one of their own.  I am especially appreciative to Michael Morell for being such an outstanding Acting Director and for agreeing to continue his service as Deputy Director.

  

Timely, accurate intelligence is absolutely critical to disrupting terrorist attacks, dismantling al Qaeda and its affiliates, and meeting the broad array of security challenges that we face as a nation.  John’s leadership, and our dedicated intelligence professionals, will be essential in these efforts.  I am deeply grateful to John and his family for their continued service to our nation. ”.

Lets Get Real:

The OVAL needs the CIA to be on the ball, to keep the Oval distant, if there should be a major terrorist attack on the US over the next four years then the Democrats can kiss goodbye to 2016.   The Oval has made a bold claim that the Al Qaeda is dead, well the recent events in Africa has shown that franchised Al Qaeda groups are still about, and should these groups in connection with terrorists groups in Syria gain the ability with weapons of mass destruction the the US and the West will come under threat.   In Republican thinking about national security there seems to have developed a split, between those that support the use of drones any where, and those that want the US not to have any drone action.   This strand of thought is risky, in the battle against terrorism you do not have the time to read a terrorist his rights, sometimes you need a drone to kill the threat.  In this the OVAL has been a 100% right, this blog is no great supporter of President Obama, but to his credit has taken on this liberal left wing, so a WIN for the Oval folks.