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US Intelligence is only as Good as what goes into it

US Intelligence is only as Good as what goes into it

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OPINION — Officers in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s Directorate of Operations (DO) have a penchant for action and readiness to serve in any circumstance. DO officers relish challenges, finding solutions to seemingly impossible tasks, and protecting America in the process. Retired DO officers still feel this tug to mission and patriotic duty.

Russia’s unprovoked invasion of the sovereign nation of Ukraine has us asking what we can do to serve our nation and to support democracy in Ukraine.  We have likened Vladimir Putin to a modern-day Adolph Hitler:  annexing portions of a neighboring nation on a whim, and when the reaction of the rest of the world is muted or absent, the aggressor is emboldened to be even more aggressive.  Options to counter this aggression range hugely; all must be informed by accurate information to be effective. 

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