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2009-04-02 Home Front: WoT

US spy agencies hamstrung by turf battles - Still?

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Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2009-04-02 17:08|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 They are failing!! I tell you under Bush they failed! I, the big O, will fix it.

We have not had an attack since 911.

Posted by 49 Pan 2009-04-02 17:36|| 2009-04-02 17:36|| Front Page Top

#2 the chinese don't have any strings attached too hacking our comps why should we?

Posted by Mt Dew addiction 2009-04-02 17:50|| 2009-04-02 17:50|| Front Page Top

#3 ION "TURF", WORLD MIL FORUM > IIUC INDIA AND CHINA WANT AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN AS THEIR OWN.

Just waiting on RUSSIA, + ISLAMISTS.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2009-04-02 21:27|| 2009-04-02 21:27|| Front Page Top

#4 (Picture)
Everybody was kung fu fighting,
And it was fast as lightning,
In fact a little bit frightening,
But they did it with expert timing.
On Ho Ho Ho

Posted by Galactic Coordinator redneck Jim">Galactic Coordinator redneck Jim 2009-04-02 22:48|| 2009-04-02 22:48|| Front Page Top

#5 300 different agencies trying to manage the same piece of pie.

OF COURSE THERE ARE GONNA BE TURF BATTLES!!!!

Roll the same types into one agency and the problem will be reduced. For out-of-nation, all get rolled into the NSA. ATF, HS get rolled into the FBI. They share info. If the terrorist comes into the US, the NSA can share all data with the FBI and vice versa.

Posted by DarthVader 2009-04-02 23:06|| 2009-04-02 23:06|| Front Page Top

#6 They should use the private enterprise model. Create two groups, a blue and a gold group for each function. The one that is most successful gets the funding. Force them to compete. If you do not succeed, you do not get funding and you fade away or have your resources diverted to the more successful group.

Posted by crosspatch 2009-04-02 23:28|| 2009-04-02 23:28|| Front Page Top

#7 I believe this will be a routine 'pop-up' issue as long as DoD is successful in resisting politicized outside agencies from taking over their primacy in tactical intel [directly accessible and required by local combat commanders]. There was a go around on this a couple years back and the 'Intel Czar' lost to DoD. Centralization comes at a cost of tactical efficiency. It won't happen till actual war fighting is a distant memory [which is about 3 months in MSM time].

Posted by Procopius2k 2009-04-02 23:52|| 2009-04-02 23:52|| Front Page Top

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