re: #474 Opinionated

Hey, what could go wrong if Obama emasculates the CIA?

Maybe more of this:

Taliban Seize District Near Islamabad

[Link: online.wsj.com…]

Well, the CIA has been going full tilt after Taliban/AQ in the frontier provinces so they still have the eye on the ball for now.

The Administration’s open door on prosecutions affects the policy choices made up the ladder, and will likely result in less actionable intel because people will not put their own neck and career on the line if they think that they’re going to get prosecuted for it - even if it’s actions meant to keep the nation safe from imminent terrorist attacks.

The situation in Pakistan is disintegrating on a near daily basis, and I don’t think it’s going out on a limb to say that we’ve already got a civil war there - with teh Taliban now claiming the frontier provinces as its own, and they’re pushing on to Islamabad. So, alongside Afghanistan and Pakistan as threats, we’re witnessing the birth of Talibanistan, which remains home to the AQ and Taliban threat that has been disrupting the region for years and which continues sheltering AQ.