> They knew that if they opposed the national-security establishment at a fundamental level, they would be subjected to retaliatory measures.
Really? The President is their boss.
Really? That's what JFK thought.
Unfortunately when JFK pulled the plug on the Bay of Pigs invasion the CIA was very unhappy.
Maybe Ted Cruz's dad could tell us more about that.
They don’t think so. Think about it. The elected and appointed leaders come and go - the rest of the employees stay put and continue doing what they do.
Even after Kennedy fired Allen Dulles over the bay of pigs, the CIA continued doing stuff that he didn’t even sign off on. It’s been written that Kennedy had said he was going to dismantle the CIA. That’s why some people think the CIA had a hand in his assassination.