Thank you for your question.
Madam Chair, I think one of the important things when we look at intelligence—and I partly referenced this in my last response—is that it is but one picture. You need to ensure that what you may be providing to more senior decision-makers is never taken out of context, and that it is put into proper context.
There may be extraneous factors around that information or intelligence that the intelligence community does not yet know and may find out months or years from now in the future. The seriousness of the threats to national security in and of themselves dictate that extreme due diligence. At the same time, it's a balance.
It's a balance between the facts and possible actions.
At times those are judgment calls that are made around taking action versus continuing to monitor, assess and advise.