in all their missions and billions spent have they ever been successful and why do the us citizens put up with them?
2006-06-17 11:52:55 · 10 answers · asked by rodmod 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
There are three answers to that question:
a)I don't know, but
b)If they have, we won't know until 50 years afterwards (top secret classifications and all that), and
c)Because we have to, and they alledgedly ARE needed for foreign intelligence. Although, I think the 'I' in CIA doesn't stand for "Intelligence". It prob'ly stands for "Idiot".
2006-06-17 11:58:03 · answer #1 · answered by mikesglobal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they are doing a good job, we won't know (at least not for a long time after the success). That's part of the job. Unfortunately, when they screw up sometimes we don't know.
But it is a necessity that they do the job of gathering intelligence and acting on it. I know it's a scary scenario, but what can you do? If they put everything out in the open, that would compromise their ability to do the job.
2006-06-17 20:29:46 · answer #2 · answered by robling_dwrdesign 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes!
the CIA has help keep the USA the predominate superpower for decades.
without the inteligence gathering provided by the CIA we would have been sunk decades ago.
2006-06-17 18:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by JJC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most people would rather give up a little bit of freedom for a little bit of security. Most people need to see V is for Vendetta.
2006-06-17 18:56:34 · answer #4 · answered by thaomaturge 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I do not believe that any organisation which keeps all of its dealings secret from the people who pay for it can be totally above board.
2006-06-18 16:51:43 · answer #5 · answered by monkeyface 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They won the cold war.
2006-06-17 18:55:59 · answer #6 · answered by MorgantonNC 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Shhhhh that's a secret.
2006-06-17 19:04:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that killing Kennedy they have done one of the most appreciated actions of their history.. obviously it was appreciated by all those people who got the power because of this.. They were not so few.. it's tragic, isn't it?
2006-06-17 20:15:37 · answer #8 · answered by claudia b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES!!! There's one in your neighborhood right now.
2006-06-17 18:57:12 · answer #9 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don`t think so . they have other matters .
2006-06-17 19:05:44 · answer #10 · answered by snoozer 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋