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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Funny, yes...but I would be more concerned that the video demonstrates how poorly our intelligence agencies performed in assessing Iraq's capabilities after the first Gulf war and subsequent actions (international sanctions)....with a few exceptions, the most recent being (2001-2002) intel that Bush withheld from Congress and the American people.
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HUMINT is a critical asset which takes many years to cultivate, but Jimmy Carter and Stansfield Turner, with their Halloween Massacre, practically dismantled our programs in favor of more electronic means. The 9/11 attack planning apparently began in 1995, thus adding to your assessment of intel failures during the post-Gulf War period. Since that period includes the entire Clinton-Gore era, Mencken appears to have little to "rejoice" about.