Monday, February 7, 2011

An Intelligence Failure In Egypt And Tunisia?


An Intelligence Failure In Egypt? -- Marc Ambinder, The Atlantic

The intelligence community is like the offensive line of the government. They protect the quarterback all day long, and no one notices until they give up a sack. Which raises the question: Was President Obama blindsided by the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt?

The White House, the office of the Director of National Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency all said no on Friday, insisting that Obama has been well served by his cadre of secret fact finders.

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