I would not allow CIA to undertake activity that is immoral, even if it is technically legal.
I would not restart, under any circumstances, an interrogation program at CIA.
I think you will find me to be a typical middle-class American.
In carrying out every aspect of our work, CIA officers are guided by a professional ethos that is the sum of our abiding principles, core values, and highest aspirations. These include service, integrity, excellence, courage, teamwork, and stewardship. Sacrifice, too, is an inescapable part of our mission.
Nothing is more important to those of us at CIA than our obligation to earn the trust of our fellow citizens.
In all of my assignments, I have conducted myself honorably and in accordance with U.S. law.
I don't believe that torture works.
We must learn from the past, but we cannot dwell in the past.
We must constantly learn, adjust, improve, and strive to be better.
Hostile states' use of proxies in war zones to inflict damage on U.S. interests and troops is a constant, longstanding concern.
CIA will continue to pursue every lead; analyze the information we collect with critical, objective eyes; and brief reliable intelligence to protect U.S. forces deployed around the world.
The first boots on the ground in Afghanistan were my colleagues.
CIA has learned some tough lessons, especially when asked to tackle missions that fall outside our expertise.
In general, preliminary Force Protection information is shared throughout the national security community - and with U.S. allies - as part of our ongoing efforts to ensure the safety of coalition forces overseas. Leaks compromise and disrupt the critical interagency work to collect, assess, and ascribe culpability.
