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> So how did it come to this? Why does it feel like the CIA dropped the ball on China? 1) I don't think the CIA has ever has been that powerful and 2) the US p
by CharlesColeman 7y ago
> So how did it come to this? Why does it feel like the CIA dropped the ball on China?
1) I don't think the CIA has ever has been that powerful and 2) the US political establishment got arrogant and lazy after the fall of the Soviet Union.
- refurb 7y agoAgreed. Remember any story coming from the CIA is going to put them in the best light. If there is a civil war and the CIA backs one side with weapons, and that side wins, it doesn’t mean that they wouldn’t have won without CIA support.