The President-elect must recognize that he alone, by virtue of his position as the final reader and primary consumer of the Intelligence Community's analysis, already has the ability to institute the process necessary to get the most out of his intelligence bureaucracy. Full Story »
Posted by Eben Kaplan
The unusual thing about this article is that it is written by an active member of the intelligence community. It is rare that someone in this position is given the clearance to write something along these lines.
Excellent advice for our incoming President. Sealing oneself to just a small group of advisors ends up in group-think. President Obama should take advice from as many sources as needed, kick everyone out of the Oval office and make his own decision, right or wrong.
The problem with Bush was Darth Vader. While Bush would listen to a variety of agencies, Cheney made sure he was the last word heard. I would have loved to see Cheney's face when Bush fired Rumsfeld, against the dark one's advise.
This is excellent information. It is hard enough for the persons in power to get this kind of information and advice and nearly impossible for ordinary people to follow the arcane regulations that the President must adhere to.
Obama has suggested that he has the chance to effect change and surely intelligence policy requires change. Bush blames faulty intelligence for any errors that may have occurred. We just point at Cheney and his influence.
This piece does more to burnish its author than to inform the public. It has almost nothing to say, and yet manages to use 750-odd words. Shorter version: Though we don't know for sure, Obama seems to be a sensible guy whose treatment of the, um, "IC" will be conservative enough to satisfy me.
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