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Originally Posted by NousDefionsDoc
Stop whining.
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Doc,
I don't whine, and it's too bad if that's what you thought I was doing. I'm not here to talk up Israel against the United States, nor am I here to criticize America. I do love Israel but America is my home. It's the country that took my parents in with open arms as they fled the Soviet Union. If I have an allegiance -- and I do -- it is, first and foremost, to the United States, which I love more than any other nation in the world.
I'm not going to join the CIA tomorrow or the day after because I'm still just a young guy in college. I've got another year left and then I'll be joining the Army, after which I may decide to stay in the military or perhaps work for the CIA or another intelligence agency. But whether or not I've worked for the CIA has no bearing on whether we can discuss the CIA's successes and failures based on what the public knows and what you SF Soldiers are permitted and willing to share. I'm here to learn from you and the other "Quiet Professionals," and my purpose in this thread was to see what you all thought about DEBKAfile's analysis for my own personal edification.
From what I understand, you're saying that their allegations that the CIA under Goss has failed to provide the intelligence necessary to curb the growth of Zarqawi's AQ wing are either unfair based on realistic expectations of the CIA's abilities or simply unfounded based on the realities on the ground. If so, I thank you, and I suppose that's the end of the discussion. Otherwise, I would be interested in learning whether the CIA could, in fact, do more, and if a change of leadership would facilitate such improvements.
Dan
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