Are The CIA - DNI Wars Finished?

The Real Intelligence Wars: Oversight And Access -- The Atlantic

For months, the CIA director, Leon Panetta, and the Director of National Intelligence (DNI), Adm. Dennis Blair (ret.), fought an intense and acrimonious turf battle over covert action oversight and access to White House officials. Last week, the two men agreed to a truce when they signed a classified memorandum brokered by the National Security Adviser, James Jones.

Through intermediaries, Panetta and Blair crossed swords over who should appoint senior intelligence representatives in foreign countries. Now, through interviews, new details are emerging about other, more sensitive conflicts between the two men and their agencies, including which agency is responsible for oversight of the CIA's controversial and classified Predator drone program.

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My Comment: After 9/11 the nation's Intelligence Agencies were unified and dedicated in the destruction of Al Qaeda, the successful invasion of Afghanistan, and the bringing to justice those terrorists who brought upon us this disaster. In short .... the priority was the protection of the United States, and to bring to justice those who conceptualized and delivered this catastrophe.

Today .... the men and women of our intelligence agencies are now threatened with legal sanctions for conduct that is now frowned upon and disallowed by our political leaders. The war in Afghanistan now favors the Taliban and their Al Qaeda allies. Iraq is still precarious .... with no guarantee that violence will return. Uncertainty about Iran's nuclear program continues, with little if any credible intelligence to assist us in knowing what are their intentions and goals. North Korea is still a mystery. China has initiated massive espionage operations against us. And Bin Laden is still on the loose.

And what do the heads of the CIA and DNI do .... fight amongst themselves for power and influence and to make sure that they have face time with President Obama.