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2011-07-19 Afghanistan

General Petraeus steps down in Afghanistan

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Posted by Fred 2011-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 I am very curious what he will be like as DCIA.

Most of those sent in to "reform" the CIA fail, as they try to struggle against extremely massive institutional inertia.

But I suspect that if he is wise, he will first reorder his staff in a more C&GS manner. This will result in improved administrative efficiency, which bureaucrats notice and appreciate. This works well as institutional "lubricant", because nothing succeeds like success.

That is, if he first shows he is good for the organization, there will be a lot more willingness to let him make changes. And if they work, then he is golden.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-07-19 16:48|| 2011-07-19 16:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Hopefully, Leon didn't leave him a letter advising him to write two letters.

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-07-19 18:03|| 2011-07-19 18:03|| Front Page Top

#3 The CIA was certainly a powerful tool in the destruction of the last President.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2011-07-19 21:35|| 2011-07-19 21:35|| Front Page Top

#4 "Embolden the Taliban + reverse NATO gains" > see also DEFENCE.PK/FORUMS > ESCOBAR: PAKISTAN, NOT AFGHANISTAN, IS US' TOP WAR IN REGION DUE TO QAEDA PRESENCE, PAKISTAN WANTS RETURN OF [pro-Pak]TALIBAN CONTROL IN AFGANISTAN.

versus

* IIRC WAFF [old = paraph] > US TO RESUME MILITARY AID TO THE TALIBAN - ERRR, PAKISTAN GOVT-ARMY [SAME THING].

* INDIAN DEFENCE FORUM > PAKISTAN LeT SUFFER MAJOR BLOW AS [five] TOP COMMANDERS ARE KILLED, to include from the aligned JeM Group after a major gun battle wid combined Army-Police task force in north Kashmir.

* SAME > CIA TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATIONS IN PAKISTAN, after Pak approves 87 new visas for Agency sleuths.

Islamabad = PAK Taliban, + the Pak Taliban = Pakistan Govt-Army, perhaps though exclusive of Mullah Omar's AFGHAN TALIBAN due to the latters pledge of non-intervention in the Pak Taliban's fight agz the US-NATO + "Islamabad" [Political-Govt Taliban]???

AS CLEAR AS DAY, THEY TELL YA, AS CLEAR AS US DEBT IS US$14.33TRILYUHN OR US$14.84TRILYUHN.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-07-19 23:22|| 2011-07-19 23:22|| Front Page Top

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