I think the CIA should hire the top 20 KGB spy recruiters. They knew how to recruit them. The CIA complaining about turnover is a joke, they had nothing in the ME before 9/11 and they have little to nothing today. Lincoln went through General after General before he could find one who'd fight. Any beaucracy, where officials are named 'barons' is ripe for turnovers. And why not recall successful operatives, who are retired, like Bob Barr, who tracked down the Beirut Embassy bombers, while the US government showed no interest in getting them.
Put Barr in charge of the ME --- he has the integrity to do the job. ( And yeah, integrity is the word I was looking for, not just flat-out total bravery- which also helps)