Dysfunctional organizations do not perform the way the Directorate of Operations performed in Afghanistan and in support of the military in Iraq before and after the conflict,

Dysfunctional organizations do not take down or eliminate the most dangerous proliferators in the world ... nor do they aid in the disarmament of a country like Libya.

With the military activities in Afghanistan and Iraq, it comes as no surprise that you would have additional assets in play to help with the collection of intelligence for the purpose of military targeting.

The duration of the [US-led military] presence directly depends on the situation in Afghanistan,

Intelligence-related issues have become the fodder of partisan food fights and turf power skirmishes, ... All the while, the demand for our services and products against a ruthless and unconventional enemy has expended geometrically, and we are expected to deliver instantly.

They very definitely would like to find out all our secrets so they could copy them and take advantage of them, either in terms of their national security, the modernization of the army -- the PLA -- or in terms of competition in the marketplace,