portraying cia as the good guy- is this sci-fi?
fantasy maybe?
shareNo intelligence agency is good or bad. They are what their government wants them to be.
And I think that was his point. Did the US government ever seem good to you? :D
shareThe US government is not a static entity and every administration has had different priorities.
Also there are real human monsters in our world and, while secret services tend to gravitate towards shady shit, someone has to protect our docile crumbling empires from barbarians and hungry young predators.
"The US government is not a static entity and every administration has had different priorities."
Correct, and most of those had not been "for the good of the people". Specially the ones that CIA is in charge off - there is a reason they are secret (and not just to be shielded from the "enemy").
"while secret services tend to gravitate towards shady shit,"
Correct again
"someone has to protect our docile crumbling empires from barbarians and hungry young predators."
That should be the military forces. CIA should be ONLY an extension of the military forces, unfortunately they have extended in ... everything.
I don't know the history of the Agency good enough to judge but there is no way a large country can function and protect its citizens without something LIKE the CIA. And these organizations tend to be either frighteningly competent and manipulative or totally useless. I don't know which is worse.
And, in my opinion, the worst thing about the CIA's work in Afghanistan was the fact that they helped to usher the latest comeback of Islamic purists and to birth a new bunch of jihadi outfits all over the world.
Yes
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The CIA is one of the worst actors on the world stage, responsible for plenty of death, destruction, and crime. See Bay of Pigs, Air America, Iraq, Syria, and Lybia, just to name a few. They had one real win, and they were so proud of themselves, they allowed a movie to be made of it (Zero Dark Thirty)