[vabeachrepub]

What really bothers me is that Pillar and his ilk were the front line CIA soldiers during the cold war. Didn't they learn anything then?

[Dr. Thorne]

What really bothers me is that Pillar and his ilk were the front line CIA soldiers during the cold war. Didn't they learn anything then?,p>Nope. But Reagan changed their hand-wringing, "Gee, what can we do?" attitude.

[mortal19440]

They weren't front line soldiers at any time, they were desk jockey's who made their name running others. He and his ilk should all be tossed overboard.