panetta & the cia |
 Jan 6 2009, 05:58 PM
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 I'm Jc  Group: Mentor Posts: 13,619 Joined: Jul 2006 Member No: 437,556  |
QUOTE WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Could someone without intelligence experience effectively lead the United States' top spy agency, particularly in a time of war? Two Democratic sources told CNN on Monday that President-elect Barack Obama will nominate longtime Washington power broker Leon Panetta to lead the Central Intelligence Agency. The news provoked strong emotions in political and intelligence circles. full story what do you guys think about appointing someone to lead the CIA who doesn't have intelligence experience? |
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Jan 6 2009, 07:45 PM
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 Amberific. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 12,913 Joined: Jul 2004 Member No: 29,772 |
He's really well respected, though, and is supposed to be incredibly smart and savvy. And with all the problems with the CIA's intelligence in the lead up to the war, it's time for some dramatic, drastic change.
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brooklyneast05 panetta & the cia Jan 6 2009, 05:58 PM
mipadi For the most part, the intelligence "failure... Jan 7 2009, 01:37 AM digitalfragrance I like change... sometimes.
But I want change from... Jan 7 2009, 01:42 AM brooklyneast05 yeah i'm not sure either way really i guess. i... Jan 7 2009, 10:06 AM
kryogenix I don't pretend to be knowledgeable in this re... Jan 7 2009, 11:22 AM |
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