As bad as that is, that isn't the worst part of it. The worst part is that we are our worst enemies. The CIA acknowledged the damage...something you never do. NEVER let your enemy know they were successful. Of course, they were "anonymous sources not authorized to speak on such issues". Isn't that always how it is?
Then, the story went on to explain just how it had been done!!! We have no covert operations anymore. Everything is there for the world to know about. As a matter of fact, just the other night, during one of the Republican Debates, those running were discussing what covert operations they would do if elected! Really?!?!? You can't have "covert" operations if you are talking about them! What happened to the CIA being a "secretive" organization? Remember when we didn't really know about Seal Teams and Delta Force? No wonder we had such horrible intelligence about Iraq.
It never ceases to amaze me at how easy we make it for our enemies to collect information on us. All the specifications for a new weapon are on the Internet. The strengths of our units, the problems and the vulnerabilities of our military. Even what we are doing in different parts of the world.
There is a time and a place for the public to know what their government is doing. I would argue, though...that with the way the world is today...the time and place for sacrificing security for a right to know...has not come.
Keep in your prayers, all the men and women in our Intelligence agencies who are put at risk every day by those in our government too stupid to keep their mouths shut.
No comments:
Post a Comment