CIA proud of failure

[Manonthestreet]

CIA director ‘proud’ of Afghanistan analysis despite disastrous Taliban takeover - Washington Examiner

CIA Director William Burns said he is “very proud” of the agency’s analysis in Afghanistan in 2021 despite being blindsided by the swift collapse of the Afghan government and failing to predict how quickly the Taliban would take Kabul. The Taliban rapidly took over Afghanistan in mid-August amid...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

In the real world he would have been dumped el pronto.

 

[two_iron]

Their standards are low and probably measured in how much they enriched themselves...

 

[Ringo]

US asked British spy agency to stop Guardian publishing Snowden revelations

Head of GCHQ rebuffed late-night request from National Security Agency amid strained relations in Five Eyes intelligence coalition

www.theguardian.com

 

[frigidweirdo]

CIA director ‘proud’ of Afghanistan analysis despite disastrous Taliban takeover - Washington Examiner

CIA Director William Burns said he is “very proud” of the agency’s analysis in Afghanistan in 2021 despite being blindsided by the swift collapse of the Afghan government and failing to predict how quickly the Taliban would take Kabul. The Taliban rapidly took over Afghanistan in mid-August amid...

www.washingtonexaminer.com

In the real world he would have been dumped el pronto.

Please, the US didn't lose in Afghanistan because of CIA analysis.

 

[whitehall]

Coming up on the 21st anniversary of 9-11. Where was the CIA when we needed it? When you think back to WW2 it seems that the CIA hasn't been on top of any important event. Somehow idiot presidents like JFK and LBJ allowed the CIA to take a leadership role in military conflicts. How did Vietnam work out?