CIA director ‘very proud’ of Afghanistan
analysis the led to the disastrous withdrawal
American Thinker,
by
Thomas Lifson
Original Article
Posted By: DW626,
7/25/2022 6:17:33 AM
Close enough for government work’ has taken on a whole new dimension in the Biden era with the remarks reportedly delivered by CIA Director William Burns Wednesday at an Aspen Security Forum discussion. Jerry Dunleavy of the Washington Examiner has the story.
CIA Director William Burns said he is “very proud” of the agency’s analysis in Afghanistan in 2021 despite being blindsided by the swift collapse of the Afghan government and failing to predict how quickly the Taliban would take Kabul.
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Rich323 7/25/2022 6:35:14 AM (No. 1227717)
You’re very proud of 13 dead Marines and untold number of wounded severely maimed for life? You are one sick son of a biotch that needs a criminal trial! These communists need brought to Justice every damn one of them no exceptions!
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
MrDeplorable 7/25/2022 6:37:18 AM (No. 1227718)
Funny, but if a homeless person stood up outside his tent on the streets of Seattle and said what Burns said, people would pass by on the other side of the street, shaking their heads in pity and saying, “Someone should do something about these poor mentally ill people running loose among normal folks.”
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
spacer 7/25/2022 6:43:39 AM (No. 1227723)
Of course he is. He's a leftist unAmerican democrat traitor or he would never had been chosen for his job by this leftist unAmerican treasonous regime.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Lazyman 7/25/2022 6:48:37 AM (No. 1227724)
If you really think about it, Moe was the smartest of the three stooges.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
ussjimmycarter 7/25/2022 7:13:49 AM (No. 1227733)
This idiot is proud of one of the biggest failures in our nations history? How did Brandon find the absolute worst disaster level incompetence in every member of his staff? What a total loser! These Commie Pinkos need to be run out of town on a very sharp rail!!!
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
thudlike 7/25/2022 7:15:05 AM (No. 1227735)
The CIA is forever tarnished, it can never be trusted again. The next MAGA administration will take them to task and dismantle this thoroughly corrupt institution.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Rinktum 7/25/2022 7:49:19 AM (No. 1227763)
If this is success, what does this fool call failure? Afganistan was a debacle of a magnitude we had never before seen. We lost lives because of neglect and incompetency, billions of dollars of equipment, our reputation in the world, emboldened our enemies, and for what? Pure political spite by a doddering old fool who was illegitimate, lawless, and totally incompetent. Any Private First Class would have made better decisions which brings me to the conclusion that this administration wanted the United States to be embarrassing failure on the world’s stage. Everything they have done has been one shot after another into the heart of American excellence. Democrats and their media and corporate shills want this country to fail and in that sense, democrats did succeed in Afghanistan. In every other measurable objective this administration has been a total failure and will continue to be until they are stopped.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
Strike3 7/25/2022 8:02:37 AM (No. 1227768)
That is sufficient reason to remove the word "Intelligence" from their name. How about "Communists In Action?"
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
F15 Gork 7/25/2022 8:09:27 AM (No. 1227774)
Those 13 killed and others maimed were Americans....we all know how Brandon and his gutless wonders feel about Americans.....they hate our guts and could care less.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
WhamDBambam 7/25/2022 8:12:37 AM (No. 1227778)
Then he should be fired immediately and escorted out of his office by armed guards.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 7/25/2022 8:21:38 AM (No. 1227790)
"Very proud of our failure come join us". That should be on recruiting posters for the dwindling military. Come help the elites fail while offering your life on the line in Afghanistan. What kind of idiot touts' stupidity like this? I'll say this Mr. Burnes we don't net an agency that gets it this wrong. Did Mr. Burns calculate the swiftness that the Taliban would take over? We don't need analysis from Mr. Burns on any topic he's a clown.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 7/25/2022 9:37:53 AM (No. 1227882)
Very proud of being a total incompetent? OK, let's shut down the CIA along with the FBI. Neither are of any net positive value, and have high negative impact on the USA.
Close the CIA, permanently.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
montwoodcliff 7/25/2022 9:44:08 AM (No. 1227894)
His head should be among the first on the chopping block along with General Milley.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
bpl40 7/25/2022 10:34:48 AM (No. 1227950)
Unnecessary loss of Thirteen Marines is bad enough, but not the main point. This debacle significantly reduced the fear of America in minds of our adversaries. The harm that has been inflicted on our and the free world’s safety and well-being is incalculable. It is a hanging offense. Right from the POTUS down.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
Vaquero45 7/25/2022 10:48:32 AM (No. 1227960)
Well, here’s another alphabet agency that needs to be dismantled and destroyed.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
vhs68 7/25/2022 12:37:15 PM (No. 1228052)
Lots of people are now acknowledging that joey hasn't gotten anything right yet in his presidency. But, that's not true. He has managed to fill his cabinet and many, many other government positions with the absolute worst morons you could find to lead these departments. Now, that takes talent; or was it just dumb luck?? Naw, he did it on purpose.....
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
caljeepgirl 7/25/2022 12:52:24 PM (No. 1228072)
My admiration for Edward Snowden has been growing by leaps and bounds lately!
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
mifla 7/25/2022 2:03:18 PM (No. 1228127)
Government employees are never held accountable and can never be fired, no matter how many times they screw up. Being proud of failures is strickly a Dem activity.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
watashiyo 7/25/2022 7:09:18 PM (No. 1228413)
Embrace failure and flaunt it, a new liberal normal.
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It must be nice to be so successful at failure, and yet still able to keep one's job.