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2016 Postmortem

Nitram

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13. Who would vote to unilaterally bring a halt to intelligence activity?

Reply to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 10:53 AM

Feb 2016

Not a smart move. Regulate, control, and tighten oversight, but don't ban the CIA. We often learn when they were wrong, but seldom when they were right. That's the nature of intelligence.

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Another reason to love Bernie-- he called for abolishing the CIA in 1974 [View all] Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 OP

I agree, but did you see this post? PonyUp Feb 2016 #1

No, I just saw this story Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #2

I should point out that HRC's absolutely disastrous Syrian policy was CIA-inspired Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #3

One more reason he is not fit to be Commander in Chief redstateblues Feb 2016 #4

that's not what abolishing the CIA is about Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #5

I agree that it's foolish to think the US doesn't need intelligence. Wilms Feb 2016 #7

Thank you. How 6 Million People Were Killed In CIA Secret Wars Against Third World Countries PonyUp Feb 2016 #9

It is another reason to vote for Bernie, and I do have differences with him but it is a Jefferson23 Feb 2016 #6

it has to be a joke. drray23 Feb 2016 #8

Question: Which President wanted to break the CIA into a thousand pieces? Wilms Feb 2016 #11

Just like that pie-eyed idealist JFK deutsey Feb 2016 #15

Really? iandhr Feb 2016 #10

Another reason to oppose, for me Tarc Feb 2016 #12

Who would vote to unilaterally bring a halt to intelligence activity? Nitram Feb 2016 #13

I'm sure the KGB woukd have loved that Freddie Stubbs Feb 2016 #14

I love how Clinton supporters basically act like right-wingers on "national security" Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #16