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The CIA has been controversial, having at times been accused of incompetence, immoral actions, or both. Notably, the Church Committee hearings of 1975 revealed a long history of abuses, from domestic espionage to assassination plots against foreign leaders, which cemented its often-negative portrayal in the media - later scandals like Iran-Contra and its failure to predict either the fall of the Soviet Union or the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11 terror attacks]] did nothing to assuage this. In some fictional portrayals, they are often regarded as being TheMenInBlack or an omnipotent "secret government" that [[TheManBehindTheMan pulls the strings]] on American foreign policy behind the senes. This portrayal is undoubtedly an exaggeration, as if the CIA was really that skillful, we might ask why it took us so long to win the Cold War. Of course, maybe that's what they wanted.

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The CIA has been controversial, having at times been accused of incompetence, immoral actions, or both. Notably, the Church Committee hearings of 1975 revealed a long history of abuses, from domestic espionage to assassination plots against foreign leaders, which cemented its often-negative portrayal in the media - later scandals like Iran-Contra and its failure to predict either the fall of the Soviet Union or the [[UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror 9/11 terror attacks]] did nothing to assuage this. In some fictional portrayals, they are often regarded as being TheMenInBlack or an omnipotent "secret government" that [[TheManBehindTheMan pulls the strings]] on American foreign policy behind the senes. This portrayal is undoubtedly an exaggeration, as if the CIA was really that skillful, we might ask why it took us so long to win the Cold War. [[ParanoiaFuel Of course, maybe that's what they wanted.
wanted.]]

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