tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029850010525302255.post4436024031324990437..comments2023-10-17T05:42:35.683-04:00Comments on Chris of Rights: A Word About U.S. Intelligence In the Persian GulfChris of Rightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03484667725236164410noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8029850010525302255.post-59257313135488069502009-04-10T11:12:00.000-04:002009-04-10T11:12:00.000-04:00Just wondering aloud here:I wonder how long it too...Just wondering aloud here:<BR/><BR/>I wonder how long it took us to figure out how to gather intel from our "classic" adversaries (Russia, et. al.). In other words, how to recognize feints within feints, how to discern when bribery and corruption works and when it doesn't, good info from bad; that kinda stuff.<BR/><BR/>Then I wonder how long it will take us to figure the same thing out in the Mideast, given that (broad brush here...) the cultural differences between us and them are way more vast than between us and our more classic adversaries.<BR/><BR/>Then I wonder if our "faulty intel" in the Mideast was just that...in air quotes. That we knew it was faulty and were ok with that because it provided us with a means to an end. And here we are.Noahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14345059376742159966noreply@blogger.com