US President Bush has nominated Air Force General Michael Hayden to head the CIA.Civil rights groups and lawmakers have expressed concern at putting a military man in charge of a civilian agency.
Some Democrat and Republicans Congress members have baulked at the prospect of a general leading the CIA, saying it could give the Pentagon too much influence in intelligence gathering.
President Bush said of General Hayden that he "knows our intelligence community from the ground up and has been both a provider and a consumer of intelligence. He has demonstrated an ability to adapt our intelligence services to the new challenges of the war on terror."
Peter Hoekstra the Republican and chair of House Intelligence Committee has said "I do believe he is the wrong person, in the wrong place at the wrong time"
Do you think that President Bush has picked the right man for the job or does putting a military man in charge of a civilian agency spell danger?
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