Would it be fair to say...

[Random Variable]

that the CIA is so disorganized that they couldn't locate the zipper on a pair of pants?

 

[HappyPuppy]

They found those terrorists with a Hellfire Missile.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
that the CIA is so disorganized that they couldn't locate the zipper on a pair of pants?

Yes, as long as you understand that much of the intelligence problems we have were due to Congress being PC

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: Vespasian
that the CIA is so disorganized that they couldn't locate the zipper on a pair of pants?

Yes, as long as you understand that much of the intelligence problems we have were due to Congress being PC

I know it's the fault of Congress. But right now I'm mad at the Bush administration because they won't admit it's fvcked up.

They found those terrorists with a Hellfire Missile.

That was more likely the result of the military conducting surveillance.

 

[Pepsei]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
that the CIA is so disorganized that they couldn't locate the zipper on a pair of pants?

of course they can... but only on their own pants... to pass that information to the others ..is too much to ask...

 

[Moonbeam]

I'm not sufficiently informed to have anything but a wild guess of an opinion. I got a hunch that most of the data for an intelligent assay of this problem is secret. Secret organizations within the government are a problem in themselves.

 

[Random Variable]

The most maddening thing about the past 14 months is that the we (the American people ) never get answers. We don't know what happened to bin Laden and his closet cohorts; we don't know who sent the anthrax in the mail last year; we don't know Iraq's complicity in international terrorism. We don't seem to know anything. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry 😱

 

[AreaCode707]

*hands Vespasian an A.A. Milne book.* Feel better soon. 🙂

 

[her209]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
The most maddening thing about the past 14 months is that the we (the American people ) never get answers. We don't know what happened to bin Laden and his closet cohorts; we don't know who sent the anthrax in the mail last year; we don't know Iraq's complicity in international terrorism. We don't seem to know anything. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry 😱

Its called

Operation: Imagined Danger

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
The most maddening thing about the past 14 months is that the we (the American people ) never get answers. We don't know what happened to bin Laden and his closet cohorts; we don't know who sent the anthrax in the mail last year; we don't know Iraq's complicity in international terrorism. We don't seem to know anything. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry 😱

I can understand your frustration, but how could anyone tell just us and not them? Besides, these groups are almost impossible to spy on. They are generally motivated by things other than money, so bribing is tough, and because of their culture, they never rely on strangers if possible. Family, or close friends at best. Tough nut to crack.

 

[rudder]

Originally posted by: Vespasian
The most maddening thing about the past 14 months is that the we (the American people ) never get answers. We don't know what happened to bin Laden and his closet cohorts; we don't know who sent the anthrax in the mail last year; we don't know Iraq's complicity in international terrorism. We don't seem to know anything. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Sorry 😱

If the CIA reveals what it knows, then it also reveals to the enemy what the CIA's intelligence gathering capabilities are. Its a no-win situation for the agency. The public yells when they don't reveal information, but if htey did reveal it, sources may die.

 

[RiOEsq]

The problem with the intelligence community is that they have been relying on too much technical information rather than devoting time to build person to person relationships for intelligence gathering. This was mainly due the fact that they the intelligence community was trying to save money and overall technology is cheaper. However it is not as effective. Further the fact that each intelligence community is its own kingdom and does not want to openly share information (classic controversy between the FBI and CIA) hurts the overall intelligence gathering.