Originally posted by MerkI would agree, but it was an 'endstate' failure that was precipitated long ago when the government first began micromanaging, and restricting in the process, the intelligence community.
[b]Yeah. That WMD deal. What a "slam dunk" that was. That will go down as one of the biggest intelligence failures in history. As it should.
The most insane of these being the law forbidding any intelligence agencies or employees from dealing at all with anyone unsavory. "Find out about the bad guys... without talking or even dealing with smaller badguys who can spy for us in the enemies camp". This was one of the feel-goodisms the likes of which will, I think, pale in the next 2 years of unthought through solutions with even less vision toward consequences.
Originally posted by RagnarDannThe current state of American intelligence is a sham. Nobody even knows for sure if the director of national intelligence or whatever its called has authority over the CIA. Its a debacle waiting to happen.
I would agree, but it was an 'endstate' failure that was precipitated long ago when the government first began micromanaging, and restricting in the process, the intelligence community.
The most insane of these being the law forbidding any intelligence agencies or employees from dealing at all with anyone unsavory. "Find out about the bad guys... with ...[text shortened]... n the next 2 years of unthought through solutions with even less vision toward consequences.
