The authority that the POTUS has over the NSA is more analogous to that of a CEO over a departmental division than that of a general over a battalion. This is

The authority that the POTUS has over the NSA is more analogous to that of a CEO over a departmental division than that of a general over a battalion. This is getting tiring. Take a look at this list of former Directors of the NSA and count how many are ranking uniformed military officers. Spoiler: since the founding of the agency, all 17 of them. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Security_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Director_of_the_National_Secur...