“[John Brennan, the director of the C.I.A.] said that the Defense Department’s structure of having a single military commander in charge of all operations in a particular region— the way a four-star commander runs United States Central Command— was an efficient structure that led to better accountability.”
–Mark Mazzetti, “C.I.A. to Be Overhauled To Fight Modern Threats” on the N.Y. Times