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On the Armed Services Committee, he is a member of the [[Strategic Forces Subcommittee]] and [[Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee]]. | On the Armed Services Committee, he is a member of the [[Strategic Forces Subcommittee]] and [[Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee]]. | ||
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In the intelligence committee, he serves on the | In the intelligence committee, he serves on the Tactical and Technical Intelligence Subcommittee. | ||
He wrote an article, in March 2010, for [[Politico (magazine)|''Politico'']], which poses a number of policy issues that reflect political vs. professional views toward intelligence.<ref name=Politico>{{citation | He wrote an article, in March 2010, for [[Politico (magazine)|''Politico'']], which poses a number of policy issues that reflect political vs. professional views toward intelligence.<ref name=Politico>{{citation |
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Mac Thornberry is a U.S. Congressman (R-Texas). His district includes the Texas Panhandle (i.e., the extreme west of the state) and the city of Amarillo, Texas. He was born on the family ranch, earned a B.A. in history from Tech in 1980, he went on to the University of Texas Law School where he graduated in 1983. For the next several years, he worked in Washington, including serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs in the State Department in the Reagan Administration. In 1989, he returned to his brothers in the cattle business and practiced law in Amarillo , dealing with the appropriate bulls in both cases. National securityHe is known as a national security specialist. In Congress, he is on the House Armed Services Committee and House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.He participates in national security activites outside the Congress, such as the Transformation Advisory Group to the U.S. Joint Forces Command, and national-level war gaming. Other involvements include the Smart Power Commission of the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and membership in the Council on Foreign Relations. TerrorismSix months before the 9/11 attack, he introduced legislation to establish a National Homeland Security Agency to protect the U.S. from terrorism. This was based on the recommendations of the Hart-Rudman Commission, and became the foundation of the formation of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Armed servicesOn the Armed Services Committee, he is a member of the Strategic Forces Subcommittee and Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. IntelligenceIn the intelligence committee, he serves on the Tactical and Technical Intelligence Subcommittee. He wrote an article, in March 2010, for Politico, which poses a number of policy issues that reflect political vs. professional views toward intelligence.[1] The Foreign Policy Research Institute mentioned it, in its mailing list, as significant commentary. His observations did include political positioning, but still bring up relevant points. He wrote,
Indeed, intelligence directors did object, but those directors are politically appointed senior managers, although some do come from a career background. With various levels of caveat, however, a number of career intelligence professionals, specializing in human-source intelligence, felt restrictions were appropriate. References
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