Tyrtaios-rising:

Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong remedy.The real problem is the CIA historically keeps forgetting this and finding their ass in a crack - they never learn...

Actually politics is the art of making trouble and then cashing in on the fallout. That the CIA should be no more than the trouble making go-to-guy for our politicians is the real problem. If you actually do some analysis (I was a military intelligence analyst) you will be drummed out of the money making scam and end up declaring bankruptcy; just as I will be doing later this week. Torricelli was my Senator; he crashed and burned when a shady Korean businessman gave him a political contribution. Didn't we make some trouble in Korea once upon a time too? I served in Korea during the 50th anniversary of that conflict in 2003.