El Peregrino

The Futility of Intelligence Reform

How many thousands of dollars have been spent, how many expert's consultancy hours have been billed, how much ink has been spilled, over intel reform?
Unfortunately intelligence is only as good as policy makers willingness to take it on board and craft policy based on it. This precludes:

1) setting up a separate intel body, full of people with dubious motives, to second guess your professionals

2) unwillingness to accept intelligence that contradicts your notions



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