Should the Administration continue to rely exclusively upon the clearly deficient analysis performed to date by the Central Intelligence Agency, the Center feels the Congress must demand that a "second opinion" be obtained in the form of an independent assessment by a non-official panel of experts akin to the 1976 "Team B" review produced for then-CIA Director George Bush.

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The formal request was made on May 19, and takes the form of a reasoned opinion, representing the second step in EU infringement proceedings.

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Happily, a second opinion on the question was offered over the weekend in the form an Open Letter to the President signed by Republican Senator Jon Kyl of Arizona and former Clinton Director of Central Intelligence R.

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