I no longer believe it is possible to reform the CIA. I think it is rotten to the core--mainly because of the incompetence and political agenda of its analyst corps. In 2002, Bill Gertz of the Washington Times called for the elimination of the CIA and replacing it with an entirely new agency in a book called "Breakdown." We need an organization with the OSS mentality and today's CIA has no capability to foster that.
We need to take a cadre of SOCOM folks and CIA operators like Robert Baer and let them draw up new blueprints. And then send the Mary McCarthys of the world to HHS and HUD where their skills are more suited.
I no longer believe it is possible to reform George Bush. The man is not the son, rather he is the clone of his father -- a man who had a tin ear for politics.