Obama and the CIA Part Two

Guardian: Reports on the Obama nominee for the Director of the CIA, former Bill Clinton Chief of Staff, Mr Leon Panetta. The nomination has not gone down well with the Senate Committee that does the confirmation, it is argued that Mr Panetta has no experience of Intelligence work. As stated in previous post on this issue Bush 41 had no intelligence experience but did a good job, they named a building after him at the CIA. It should be noted that President George H.W. Bush when he become Vice - President to President Reagan argued that the Director of the CIA should have an Intelligence background (1), Reagan took a different view of the role of the CIA Director (2) . Lets see how Mr Panetta does as Director of the CIA.

Notes

1. George Bush, Chapter 9, A Heartbeat Away. My Life in Letters and other Writings.Scribner, 1999. P. 305.

2. Christopher Andrew, Chapter 12, Ronald Reagan ( 1981 - 1989 ). For the President's Eyes Only, Secret Intelligence and the American Presidency from Washington to Bush. HarperCollins, 1995. P 459.