Targeted killings by intelligence agencies should be used only for high-profile targets to send a specific message, rather than for non-descript killings which offer little strategic value.

“and I'm gonna go ahead and I'm gonna say that there's really very little value in a in a non-descript killing yes the value comes from a high profile 100 because now you get you get the influence impact over the message correct”

It is necessary for the CIA and FBI to exist because they are essential to protect the country from foreign enemies.

“life without Ci or FBI is like life without food and water yeah right I would I would assign cias is going without cias like going without food You're Gonna last a while it's just not going to be pretty going without FBI yeah it's like going without water”

The effectiveness of US intelligence agencies is hampered by politicized leadership and a focus on high-profile headlines rather than meticulous asset development and counterintelligence.

“I think the the biggest problem that I see is those folks that are leading the charge that have become politicized especially in my organization you know I have become politicized to to getting the huge headline”