WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 (UPI) -- U.S. President George W. Bush isn't sure it's necessary for a panel to look into the findings of the National Intelligence Estimate, the White House said.
Sen. John Ensign, R-Nev., has called for the creation of a panel of House and Senate members to examine the findings of the NIE on Iran's capability to develop nuclear weapons.
White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said the NIE "supports the president's contention that Iran is still dangerous, and that it continues to enrich uranium, moving towards fissile material."
Regarding a non-partisan commission to investigate the intelligence, Perino said: "The bottom line for the president on the NIE was that the 16 intelligence communities ... came together, they assessed all of the intelligence. They spent a good deal of time checking it.
"I just don't know if there's a need to have a second look at it," she said.
