mr. gannon? >> i would just say that i think we are in a period of transition in the leadership in the intelligence community and the should be a great time to take a step back and i think of gates is leaving. there's nobody who has more knowledge and more desire to make dings work and i think jim clapper is a guy who works very hard to work with others. i can imagine having a battered dni for the times we are in. so to bring some of the folks who are leaving to talk with them about how we could have the human dialogue about people who know and have worked like mike is an example, bring them together to ask let's commit ourselves to making this work. let's admit we have a need to do it, and let's concede we have a terrific guy and jim clapper and a capable set of leaders across the intelligence community and get their ideas about, and their commitment, with new leaders to move forward. >> thank you. general? >> i would be receptive to whatever the dni when he needs changes on lott to go where he

mr. gannon? >> i would just say that i think we are in a period of transition in the leadership in the intelligence community and the should be a great time to take a step back and i think of gates is leaving. there's nobody who has more knowledge and more desire to make dings work and i think jim clapper is a guy who works very hard to work with others. i can imagine having a battered dni for the times we are in. so to bring some of the folks who are leaving to talk with them about how we could have the human dialogue about people who know and have worked like mike is an example, bring them together to ask let's commit ourselves toaking this work. let's admit we have a need to do it, and let's concede we have a terrific guy and jim clapper and a capable set of leaders across the intelligence community and get their ideas about, and their commitment, with newleaders to move forward. >> thank you. general? >> i would be receptive to whatever the dni when he needs changes on lott to go where he has

mr. gannon?>> i would just say that i think we are in a period of transition in the leadership in the intelligence community and the should be a great time to take a step back and i think of gates is leaving. there's nobody who has more knowledge and more desire to make dings work and i think jim clapper is a guy who works very hard to work with others. i can imagine having a battered dni for the times we are in. so to bring some of the folks who are leaving to talk with them about how we could have the human dialogue about people who know and have worked like mike is an example, bring them together to ask let's commit ourselves to making this work. let's admit we have a need to do it, and let's concede we have a terrific guy and jim clapper and a capable set of leaders across the intelligence community and get their ideas about, and their commitment, with new leaders to move forward. >> thank you. general? >> i would be receptive to whatever the dni when he needs changes on lott to go where he h