I am thinking that Bush emphasizes effective management and a general is a much more experienced manager of a big organization than a congressman. I am also thinking that they have achieved unified operations in Defense and someone who knows that could help break down the silos in intel.
"I am thinking that Bush emphasizes effective management and a general is a much more experienced manager of a big organization than a congressman. I am also thinking that they have achieved unified operations in Defense and someone who knows that could help break down the silos in intel."
Well, I don't have much of a sense of the new guy yet, but I dislike the fact that he comes from the NSA. The problem with the CIA is that they've let human intelligence (HUMINT) atrophy for a long time. Much of the impetus for this came from Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton, I wonder why. What happened as a result is, the CIA started to rely more on the NSA's stuff, which is not how the CIA is supposed to operate. Putting an NSA guy in charge of the CIA may, in itself, be a bad sign.