That said, yes, I’m sure the CIA has acted out-of-line a few times but Communism did have to be contained.
“That said, yes, I’m sure the CIA has acted out-of-line a few times but Communism did have to be contained.”
Yes, and it has safely arrived here intact.
At what cost?
Here we are, stuck in a near-fascist, socialistic state [albeit with trappings of a federal structure and Constitution] that would be shocked with the introduction of a truly free market, or the Constitution taken as supreme law [meaning what it says, not what the government says it says].
Are you telling me that Capitalism could not withstand Communism in the marketplace of ideas
?
It seems to me that if opposing thought has to be squashed in order to to let the idea flourish it is highly indicative of a flawed idea.
It's all relevant because to assert that the CIA is useful despite constitutional bindings is to assert that the constitution's bindings are irrelevant.
There is only one “D” in “does.”
Lets bring back the OSS—Where is a new Wild Bill Donivan when we need him! Or maybe have a US version of MI-6 That doesn’t exist (so they say). Give them more power to treat prisoners anyway they want—Lets investigate communists in the Media!