“George Tenet and, more important, our premier intelligence organization managed to find weapons of mass destruction that did not exist while failing to find links to terrorists that did — all while missing completely the rise of Islamist fundamentalism. We have made only a down payment on the price of that failure.”
I have yet in my lifetime to hear of a CIA ‘success’ beyond leaks to the New York Times and the Washington Post. That another former member of the CIA is lying publicly should not surprise anyone.
Its my belief we would be better leveling the Langley facility, fire every last employee of CIA, and buy a ‘Magic Eightball’ to replace it all.
Well said !!!
We don't hear about their successes. They protect their sources by staying quiet about them. Hopefully, there are some.
George Tenet was not a "member" of the CIA. He was the appointed director.
And, just because you haven't heard the stories, it doesn't mean they didn't happen, and aren't still happening. There are still, thankfully, some people who recognize that you and the Washington Post don't have need to know. Most of those stories remain unknown beyond the memory of a few, and will go uncommemorated, except for an anonymous star on the wall in the lobby. You insult their memory.