mr. shedd: in the 18 months. >> i recall certain conversations, people like secretary gates. articles and conversations where it was said, when you were to drive cia, you supported this amendment, and we looked at the memos, and they were strident about the need to reform this, and conversations like, where you sit makes a difference. even with these incredible personalities and experiences, it was a hard fight. sections to the third of the questions, why is intelligence needed, what difference does it make him a terms of impact, and i want to start with the question of how well does oversight work. you have touched on it. one of the criticisms leveled against the intelligence community is that there is this in essence -- and i use liberty in these words -- there is never enough oversight. bring it toght will a complete standstill. what is your view in terms of the level of oversight that we currently have against these challenges that we have, whether they are the crises we face run the world