what is 'blowback'?

Question

it's a CIA term everyone should know what it is

Answer 1

Blowback" is a CIA term first used in March 1954 in a recently declassified report on the 1953 operation to overthrow the government of Mohammed Mossadegh in Iran. It is a metaphor for the unintended consequences of the US government's international activities that have been kept secret from the American people. The CIA's fears that there might ultimately be some blowback from its egregious interference in the affairs of Iran were well founded. Installing the Shah in power brought twenty-five years of tyranny and repression to the Iranian people and elicited the Ayatollah Khomeini's revolution. The staff of the American embassy in Teheran was held hostage for more than a year. This misguided "covert operation" of the US government helped convince many capable people throughout the Islamic world that the United States was an implacable enemy.

Answer 2

My response to Ifyus's question:

just because someone says they love you doesnt mean they do. Its important to check on the people who are making your life what it is and make sure they arent being irresponsible with your future. If what the guy above says is true about this word being coined a long time ago it IS our business considering its been declassified.

you dont hire people to run a business for you and not check thier book keeping.

Answer 3

In Artwork it is the term used to describe Airbrush spray going over parts of the Artwork you don't want it to.

Answer 4

That's the reaction people experience when listening to Bush talk.

Answer 5

why should i know what the CIA is doing or saying . sound like something made up to me .do you really know

Answer 6

Don't spit in the wind. Don't make stupid decisions that will come back to haunt you.