On this whole concept of civilian oversight, there is civilian oversight of the military--that's a given concept in any democracy. That doesn't mean that every department of the military has civilian oversight, and I think that's what this is coming down to here a little, that this has to have civilian oversight because it's part of the military. That is not the concept of civilian oversight of the military in a democracy.
On March 7th, 2011. See this statement in context.