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Old 11-23-2004, 13:31   #11
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Originally Posted by CRad
No. Control of resources is everything. Resources equaling money i.e. budget. If there is a unified office for intel then the military has to compete with the FBI, CIA, State Dept etc for funding on the GWOT.

Let the CIA and FBI justify themselves and request money to be appropriated at some future point. You can't do that with the military. They need to do their thing as it occurs. In order for that to happen they need dollars and control of dollars.

Maybe somebody smarter than me can explain this.
You want it all under DOD?
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