Intelligence Community
![U.S. President George W. Bush rides with Russian President Vladimir Putin in the front of his pickup truck as he welcomes Putin to his ranch in Crawford, Texas November 14, 2001. [Bush plans to treat Putin to Western-style entertainment and tour of his beloved ranch, as well as follow up on their talks in Washington on Tuesday on a new strategic relationship. ] Win McNamee / Reuters.](https://i0.wp.com/www.brookings.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/PutinBush_001.jpg?w=234&crop=0%2C18px%2C100%2C134px&ssl=1)
Reports
Bruce Riedel
Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for Middle East Policy, Center for Security, Strategy, and Technology
Director - The Intelligence Project
[Drone crews] can’t operate from the Gulf. They need a base close to the target area.
[Jerrold M. Post's] argument was that just because someone is an enemy and very different from us, that doesn’t mean they are clinically insane or a madman.
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