The first week in intelligence school, you learn there are only two conditions in life. There is policy success, or there is intel failure. There is no other condition in life. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
The country of Iraq is somewhat of an artificial creation going back to colonial days. And so you have the Kurds and then the… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
The Russians are bent on establishing both a presence in the Western Hemisphere, and they're looking for opportunities to expand military cooperation: sell equipment,… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
A key player with respect to sanctions is, of course, China. And so, if a military option were to be exercised, then obviously we… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
It's certainly not helpful when the commander in chief is a critic of the intelligence community. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
I have always accepted intelligence was an honorable profession. We are all mindful of the need to comply with our moral values and the… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
The Intelligence Community Assessment concluded first that President Putin directed and influenced a campaign to erode the faith and confidence of the American people… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
I was a part of the decision-making in the Pentagon, when I was the undersecretary for intelligence, to start CYBERCOM, both as a sub-unified… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
I think the notion of getting the North Koreans to denuclearize is probably a lost cause. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
In the future, we will probably see cyber operations that change or manipulate electronic information to compromise its integrity instead of simply deleting the… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
For the record, in my long career, I've never knowingly exposed classified information in an inappropriate manner. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
The Russians have a long history of interfering in elections - theirs and other people's. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
A leak is an unauthorized disclosure of classified or sensitive information that is improper under any circumstance. — James Clapper Copy Share Image
I've long maintained during my 50-plus year career in intelligence that leaks endanger national security, they compromise sources, methods, and tradecraft, and they can… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
Typically, people in the intelligence community are just going to kind of hunker down and do their job, do their mission. And I believe… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
The reason that ISIL was so successful, yes, it had to do with their capabilities and prowess on the battlefield, but they were dealing… — James Clapper Copy Share Image
