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January 6, 2009
Politics as usual
Republicans used to try to blame the rise of al Qaida on the Clinton administrations by saying that in the 1990s America treated terrorism as a criminal and policing problem - sending the FBI to investigate the USS Cole, for instance.
So appointing Leon Panetta is a sign of what? That the Obama administration is sending in a political fixer because Intelligence is a political issue?
Oh, well. We all knew Obama himself didn't have any intelligence or international relations experience - but didn't we think that meant he would bring in people who did?
Posted by CrankyProfessor at January 6, 2009 7:58 AM