"To understand a difficult topic like Iraq takes patience and care. Unfortunately, you rarely hear a patient, careful or thoughtful discussion of intelligence these days."
George TenetTiny Panda Quotes
Quotes by George Tenet
George Tenet, born on January 5, 1953, in Flushing, Queens, New York, played a pivotal role in shaping U.S. intelligence and national security during his tenure as the Director of Central Intelligence from 1997 to 2004. A steadfast advocate for intelligence reform, Tenet was instrumental in the establishment of the Office of Homeland Security post-9/11. His leadership spanned critical events, including the prelude to the Iraq War. Tenet's legacy is marked by his unwavering commitment to national security and the complexities of intelligence in a rapidly changing world.
4 quotes found
"As a nation we have, over the past seven years, been rebuilding our intelligence with powerful capabilities that many thought we would no longer need after the Cold War. We have been rebuilding our clandestine service, our satellite and other technical collection, our analytical depth and expertise."
George Tenet"When I came to the CIA in the mid-'90s, our graduating class of case officers was unbelievably low. Now, after years of rebuilding, our training programs and putting our best efforts to recruit the most talented men and women, we are graduating more clandestine officers than at any time in the history of the Central Intelligence Agency."
George Tenet
"By definition, intelligence deals with the unclear, the unknown, the deliberately hidden. What the enemies of the United States hope to deny we work to reveal."
George Tenet