President Obama Speaks to Our Intelligence Community: “I Put My Bet on You”
President Barack Obama delivers remarks to the intelligence community in the lobby of the Old CIA headquarters in Langley, Va., May 20, 2011. The backdrop is the CIA Wall of Stars. The President thanked intelligence community workers for the work they do every day and specifically for their excellent work in tracking down Osama bin Laden. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
This afternoon, the President made the third visit of his term out to Langley, although there was a different feeling this time. As Director of National IntelligenceJim Clapper put it, the death of bin Laden was not only a moment of some closure for families of the victimes of his attacks, it was a moment of some closure for the intelligence community. But of course that community toils on without a break, going through the millions of pages of intelligence found there and hunting down threats around the world. So standing beside DNIClapper and CIA Director Panetta, the President thanked them for it:
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