Whatever happened to the "I" in CIA? The collapse of the Soviet Union took everyone by surprise. A bunch of yahoos in the Middle East were able to commandeer four jumbo jets and cause mayhem on the East Coast without being detected by the CIA. Intelligence from the CIA justified an invasion of a sovereign nation based on evidence that turned out to be erroneous. A new report comes out that Iran halted their clandestine nuclear program in 2003 despite the fact the Bush administration continued to talk as if the program was ongoing. And now information is disclosed about the Agency erasing interrogation tapes on the premise the tapes may compromise the identity of CIA agents (how you doing Ms. Plame?). What is happening to the integrity of this great nation? Are we destined to be protected by buffoons? If we are indeed waterboarding Al-Qaeda operatives, why the hell would the agency, who deals in secrets, disclose the fact they erased interrogation tapes. I am not naive to think we may be dealing harshly with really bad people but I am disgusted by the notion that the CIA is so incompetent that they are unable to keep it secret.

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