Espionage and Intelligence | The CIA Should Not Become Involved in Direct Combat Operations

About the author: Bruce Berkowitz is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, a public policy research center devoted to advanced study in domestic public policy and international affairs.

Nine days after the September 11, 2001, terrorist strikes on New York and Washington [DC], George W. Bush explained to the country how the government planned to respond. Speaking on prime-time television before a joint session of Congress, he described the coming war: “Our response involves far more than instant retaliation and isolated strikes. Americans should not expect one...

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