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Originally Posted by Calgaryborn
I think this statement is quite telling about the source: "I spent 23 years in the CIA. I drafted or was involved in many of the government's most senior assessments of the threats facing our country. I have devoted years to understanding and combating the jihadist threat. "
It's been well documented that the CIA were at odds with the administration from the first day Bush was in office. When 9/11 occurred there was also a lot of finger pointing both ways. Bush has since slowly purged the CIA of what he perceives as hostiles who would put political affiliation above country.
This raises a couple interesting questions: Was Carle one of the agents eventually forced to retire by the Bush administration? Was Carle part of the CIA brain trust who underestimated the rumblings heard before 9/11?
I can't be sure of the answer to the first question but, the second answer appears to be a "Yes".
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This is ridiculous. The reason the CIA and the Bush administration were at odds was because the administration was manipulating many intelligence reports and disregarding other reports to back up their policies. Let's also not forget that the CIA gave the administration warning weeks before the 9/11 in the now infamous memo.