The CIA Is Learning On How To Fight The Enemy

CIA Chief: Military Strikes Offer Lessons -- Seattle PI

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. government is analyzing the results of strikes against enemy targets to learn how the groups respond when attacked, the CIA's director said Wednesday.

Speaking at the Air Force Association's annual conference, Michael Hayden said U.S. forces are trying to "tickle" enemy groups to provoke a reaction.

"We use military operations to excite the enemy, prompting him to respond. In that response we learn so much," said Hayden, a retired Air Force general who has led the CIA since 2006. CIA spokesman Mark Mansfield later said Hayden was not referring to clandestine activities in his speech.

Hayden said the CIA is working closely with the military in places such as Iraq's Anbar province, where American troops have fought Sunni insurgents. That experience helped CIA officers develop a strategy to engage Sunni tribal leaders, which Hayden said has contributed to a recent drop in violence in Iraq.

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My Comment: Is the CIA more knowledgeable today than on 9/11 .... I can only hope so.