Posted on 05/05/2006 11:24:54 AM PDT by slowhand520
CIA is a corrupt bed of liberals that will do anything to get Bush. It's probably easier to make them small and insignificant than try to change their culture.
Read closely what Negroponte is doing is pulling the 'analytic' functions of the CIA out of it. These are where for decades the leftist defeatist have gathered and have provided endless attempts to submarine initiates against first the communist activities in the last decades of the Cold War and then any attempts against Islamic terrorists.This is the price a dysfunction organization that betrays rather than aids in the war on terrorism pays.
Interesting! ((((ping))))
Of all tax funded U.S. agencies, by far, the CIA gives the least bang for the buck ... and given the lackluster performance of most U.S. government agencies that takes some real effort. The CIA should be shut down and a new agency to replace it started from scratch ...
Here's an interesting take for perspective..
Slowhand, I suspect the real reason behind his resignation is that his job has been so ill-defined since his appointment. He was unable to determine his actual level of authority which made his job nearly impossible. While many viewed him as "too political", he was trying to kick some serious butt over there. I am stunned by his resignation though. Who'd a'thunk it?
"Of all tax funded U.S. agencies, by far, the CIA gives the least bang for the buck ..."
I disagree entirely. If the Agency was permitted to do its job without all the politicizing and restraints, it would begin to perform in a way most of us would like it to perform. There seems to have been a concerted effort since the 70s to sabotage its abilities.
One has to wonder if these liaison relationships have been used by the anti-Bush cabal at CIA to undermine US national policy as part of the war on Bush. Were these channels used by anti-Bush forces in the case of the Niger Uranium forgeries?
CIA supporters are upset about what they see as the neutering of an agency that helped win the Cold War
CIA's record in the Cold War was decidedly mixed.
You make a very valid point. Bush seems to leave much to be desired sometimes, as far as providing clear management and leadership for his people is concerned.
Let's face it. The only way to reform a dysfunctional government bureaucracy is to dismantle it and reconstruct something else. This cuts the entrenched hanger's on out of the loop. That's exactly what is happening.
Great point. I agree. While the media is clamoring for some sort of scandal (to obviously hurt the president) it is the president that is dramatically altering the intelligence apparatus. President Bush has his faults but one thing he maintains is the "big picture". Something the media lacks
About Michael Hayden (omitted in the article)
http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=5746
"Gen. Michael V. Hayden is Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Washington, D.C. Appointed by President George W. Bush, he is the first person to serve in this position. General Hayden is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the national intelligence program. He is the highest-ranking military intelligence officer in the armed forces."
Looks like Hayden is taking over critical intelligence possibly because CIA is TOO CORRUPT!
IOW, the CIA was not being fixed fast enough and if they can't prosecute Mary McCarthy, then just pull the rug and give the key assets to another trusted professional.
"I look at it this way. The president has tried to change the status quo on social security, war, and Medicaid. I believe he wants to radically alter the U.S. intelligence apparatus. I believe this article points to a change from the CIA to the DNI..."
Perhaps. It would be the worse possible scenario for our country. The last thing we need is a centralized intelligence community. While it's important that the agencies share information with each other, I'd be totally opposed to the idea of all the collection and analysis being done in one large organization. What we have then is the ... KGB. It's essential that we keep these agencies in their own areas of responsibility - but make sure they communicate. Of course, you might be correct. Personally, the hair stood up on the back of my neck when they changed the Directorate of Operations to the "National Clandestine Service."
later read - thanks for the ping
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