May 15, 200917 yr Apropos to the issue at hand. Yea, I feel as though congress is just too large for them to hold the CIA accountable. Too much politics involved at that level, which in turn would likely mean far less results.
May 15, 200917 yr That is what it is supposed to be, but it is far from me at this point in time.... Then people like yourself need to get out there and try to change people's minds so they don't vote people like that in.
May 15, 200917 yr The CIA should never try to mislead or lie. But do they need to provide complete transparency on all their activities - hell no.
May 15, 200917 yr Then people like yourself need to get out there and try to change people's minds so they don't vote people like that in. That's a great thought and all, but the system is broken.
May 15, 200917 yr That's a great thought and all, but the system is broken. If the system is broken then what do we do? Impossible to fix something if you don't try. Complaining and grumbling makes no difference, if we want to change things we need to get up off our rears and do something.
May 15, 200917 yr I used today's presser by Pelosi simply as a lead-in to the bigger issue. Pelosi is irrelevant to this thread. Should the CIA be truthful and accountable to the Congress? No.
May 15, 200917 yr Brother, I've already stated that her charge is irrelevant to this thread and to the issue at hand. Again, should the CIA be accountable and truthful with Congress at all times? No.
May 15, 200917 yr Brother, I've already stated that her charge is irrelevant to this thread and to the issue at hand. Again, should the CIA be accountable and truthful with Congress at all times? An even better question: shouldn't Congress be truthful to the American public and always act, not in the best interest of their political careers, but rather always act in the best interest of this country? Congress gets all miffed up when someone supposedly lies to them; yet they have some of the most prolific liars in the country in their ranks. They want to be respected, yet they do little to earn respect. They want to be told the truth, yet they don't themselves tell the truth. Hypocrits. They act like they are something special ( a quality of unfortunately a lot of politicians that absolutely drives me crazy). Yes, to answer your question, the CIA should tell the truth to Congress. However, members of Congress have repeatedly breached their oath of confidentiality in the past and have thus created the situation where members of the military and intelligence communities do not trust them to keep their mouths shut.
May 15, 200917 yr I used today's presser by Pelosi simply as a lead-in to the bigger issue. Pelosi is irrelevant to this thread. Should the CIA be truthful and accountable to the Congress? The CIA stated, not an exact quote, their job is not to mislead Congress. The only reason this thread exits is because Pelosi has several versions of what she was told. The CIA has one story. Pelosi said her job was to regain power in Congress. So everything she does is about the power of politics and not what is best for the country. Remember she is the one who said electing Democrats was more important than paying attention to what was going on around her. Yes, they should be accountable. Let us have a hearing and put all the information on the table and see who is telling the truth.
May 15, 200917 yr Brother, I've already stated that her charge is irrelevant to this thread and to the issue at hand. Again, should the CIA be accountable and truthful with Congress at all times? This just seems to be a diversion tactic. Talk about the CIA and not Pelosi, who is the one with the problem of truth telling.
May 15, 200917 yr The CIA holds way too many chips on those who would hold them accountable, to ever be held accountable. Senator "You lied to us about the operation you were conducting in El Salvador!" CIA Director "Yes, it was necessary to maintain the illusion of secrecy during a Top Secret mission. Incidentally, there is this interesting tape recording we have from the Marriott hotel last night. Isn't that where you stayed?" Senator "Well, just don't lie to us anymore. Hearing adjourned!"
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