It may be that they will be greatly abetted in this by proposals expected soon to emanate from the Baker-Hamilton commission.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: What now?

We will work with the Baker-Hamilton commission.

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Mr. TONY SNOW (White House Press Secretary): I understand what Americans want, which is Americans pulling back off the major combat roles and eventually being there in supports roles, as the Baker-Hamilton Commission recommended some time ago and as the president's been talking about since as early as January.

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Kean, the commission's Republican chairman, and Hamilton, its Democratic vice chairman, said Congress now must take steps to reform its own oversight of U.S. intelligence agencies.

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During recent appearances before a variety of congressional committees to discuss the commission's proposals, panel leaders Lee Hamilton and Thomas Kean made it clear they're open to refinements in the plan.

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The commission, formed by Irish Chief Justice Liam Hamilton and the speakers of the Dail and the Senate, Seamus Pattison and Brian Mullooly, signed the documents that officially entered the bill into the statute book.

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