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Obama to Name Leon Panetta as Head of CIA
Fox ^ | 1/5/2009 | Fox

Posted on 01/05/2009 11:49:56 AM PST by Red in Blue PA

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KEYWORDS: bho2008; bhocabinet; bhocia; breakingnews; cia; ciadirector; clinton3; clintonistas; leonpanetta; noexperiencerequired; obamatransitionfile; panetta; puetta; punetta
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To: TheWasteLand

From the recently ynaked duplicate post:

“Mr. Panetta has a reputation in Washington as a competent manager with strong background in budget issues, but has little hands-on intelligence experience. If confirmed by the Senate, he will take control of the agency most directly responsible for hunting senior Al Qaeda leaders around the globe,”

Brilliant! Panetta will just remove the Al-Qaeda line item from the budget and !voila!, he has accomplished something Bush couldn’t.

Just F...in’ brilliant!


41 posted on 01/05/2009 12:08:01 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: Red in Blue PA

I’m glad I don’t live in a major city. Don’t want to be next to the radioactive fallout....


42 posted on 01/05/2009 12:08:07 PM PST by JamesP81 (Let the Great RINO Hunt of 2009 begin)
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To: TheWasteLand

Curious as to your thoughts IRT my post #33.


43 posted on 01/05/2009 12:08:30 PM PST by PurpleMan
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Panetta had plenty of experience running covert ops for Slick Willie while he was Chief of Staff.


44 posted on 01/05/2009 12:09:12 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham
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To: PurpleMan

Ford appointed envoy to China for a year?

I’d say he got some good experience in international intel there...


45 posted on 01/05/2009 12:10:44 PM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel
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To: TheWasteLand
In 1964 he joined the United States Army as a Second Lieutenant.

That's funny. Most of us joined as buck privates. The truth is, he served as an Army attorney during the Vietnam War. (Reference: Dereliction of Duty, p. 89)

46 posted on 01/05/2009 12:10:55 PM PST by andy58-in-nh (Ronald Reagan had a vision of America. Barack Obama has a vision of Barack Obama.)
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What a horrible pick. This is a serious position. Could he not find someone that is a political hack to fill this position?


47 posted on 01/05/2009 12:11:34 PM PST by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: TheWasteLand

Two years military experience and got an arcom along the way. His intelligence experience is in connection with his service in the Intelligence Corps as a reserve officer. I guess he is about experienced as Kennedy for senate.

Nothing here, move on.


48 posted on 01/05/2009 12:12:02 PM PST by Mouton
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To: Red in Blue PA

Every time I hear about a new Obamappointment—after I’m done saying “you gotta be f***in kidding me”—I applaud him for his audaciously bad judgment.

May his political Götterdammerung thus come all the sooner.


49 posted on 01/05/2009 12:12:17 PM PST by Petronski (For the next few years, Gethsemane will not be marginal. We will know that garden. -- Cdl. Stafford)
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To: Red in Blue PA

You can take a look at the Wikipedia article on Panetta for yourself but if you do be prepared to find nothing in his background or experience that would prepare him for or qualify him to be the head of CIA. So, from Obama’s apparent perspective that makes him a perfect choice. This may be the end of the CIA as we know it. Who knows, it could be that is a good thing.


50 posted on 01/05/2009 12:12:26 PM PST by InterceptPoint
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To: TR Jeffersonian

ping


51 posted on 01/05/2009 12:13:03 PM PST by kalee
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To: umgud
I watched as Major Garret discussed the fact that Paneta has no experience or background in intelligence.

It matches the executive experience of Obama.

52 posted on 01/05/2009 12:13:25 PM PST by 6SJ7 (Atlas Shrugged Mode: ON)
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To: AmericanGirlRising
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53 posted on 01/05/2009 12:14:36 PM PST by mojitojoe
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To: umgud

Dang Sumbiches!!! Cain't pour spit!!

54 posted on 01/05/2009 12:16:06 PM PST by Colonial Warrior (Never approach a bull from the front, a horse from the rear, or a fool from any direction.)
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To: JamesP81
I’m glad I don’t live in a major city. Don’t want to be next to the radioactive fallout....

We are going to be so vulnerable it's frightening. Having experienced 9/11 first hand I have to say, I am considering getting the hell out of here with these clowns in power. NYC is probably going to be hit again.

55 posted on 01/05/2009 12:16:47 PM PST by jersey117
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To: Red in Blue PA

The terrorist cells are getting happier and happier every day hearing all this news. Unfortunately it is going to take another attack to remind people why they vote Republican...the ass clowns coming into power are going to weaken us to the point of no return..


56 posted on 01/05/2009 12:18:48 PM PST by Fedupwithit (Brant can't watch though.....or he'll have to pay a thousand dollars..)
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To: Red in Blue PA

C.I.A.—— “Clown In Authority” A new branch is being formed for this joker.


57 posted on 01/05/2009 12:19:16 PM PST by Uncle George
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To: Lorianne

You mean the guy some previously referred to as the “The San Burglar”


58 posted on 01/05/2009 12:19:31 PM PST by babubabu
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

I can’t control who BHO appoint (because we lost) but I would venture to say that someone who was the WH COS for 3 years was aware of and in on more intel info that you or I could ever imagine.


59 posted on 01/05/2009 12:19:42 PM PST by PurpleMan
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To: PurpleMan

especially under the Clinton WH... you could only imagine the secrets he knows.


60 posted on 01/05/2009 12:21:15 PM PST by babubabu
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