The CIA must be completely dissolved.

[Soylent Brice]

Who's interests do they serve?

If we were told, would you believe it?

Too much trust for an entity that answers to no one.

They are DANGEROUS.

There are some who would say that their intelligence gathering greatly affects our national security. Fine. Dissolve them and create a new entity, with irrefutible laws demanding accountability.

Regardless, the CIA must be dissolved, dismantled, and swept away - a relic of a different age.

[geckosfeet]

1. This is an interesting concept. More likely, they would be driven deeper into secrecy,

or merged with a less publicly reviled organization.

[cali]

2. It won't be

that's just not going to happen. but just out of curiosity, if it were dissolved, what would you suggest replace it? nothing? a less powerful intellllgence agency? What?

[Soylent Brice]

5. replace with what? is exactly the conversation that needs to be taking place right now.

do we have to compromise strength of an intelligence community for more accountability? i think not.

i'm no expert in this area. i only see a need to do away with them. create a new one.

i'm hoping DUers here with more expertise than i would provide more inciteful ideas.

[Blue_Tires]

3. it is too big of an uncontrollable beast now..

besides, any person taking them on is rolling the dice on their life and the lives of family members...

nevermind the fact that the CIA is just one spoke (albeit the most infamous) in the intelligence wheel...There's also Army Intel, Navy Intel, NSA, etc...

[Soylent Brice]

6. yes, there are other spokes, but

it appears that the CIA are the reckless "cowboys" of the crew.

what would concern you more to hear:

The spooks are here to see you.

The NSA is here to see you.

?

[lapfog_1]

4. Unfortunately, they already developed their own source of funding

So dissolving them might be harder than we imagine.

Blackwater on steroids. (oh wait, bad analogy... Blackwater is ALREADY on steroids... hmmm).

[suchadeal]

7. They gather "intelligence" alright, but it's not in the interests

of most Americans and the results affect our national security in a negative way.

[Soylent Brice]

8. BINGO.

for any "good" they might do, it's all negated by the negative backlash of the tactics they employ.

and round and round we go.

BTW

welcome to DU.

:hi: