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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
...You do remember that affair almost got Clinton impeached, right?
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016Like I said, the list of guys with qualifications to head the CIA has to be pretty short. And you're unlikely to get any that don't have implications to them that someone doesn't like. If Morell was on the ball enough to know who attacked us from the start then I'd say he's a good guy to hire for the job.
I'm a little iffy on what Morell might have done during the 80s, since that was Reagan's time, but we don't have any specifics. Even Petraeus called him "a career spook
".
Weirdly, the two articles I've read state that it'll take months before the Senate approves Morell as the successor to Petraeus. I'm guessing they're waiting for Libyagate to fall outta the headline news after a while before they get the new Director.
edited 12th Nov '12 7:08:43 PM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.So all that we know about Morell is that he was actually on the ball during his tenure in the CIA. Somehow, that's probably why he's on the shortlist for Director of the CIA.
Wizard Needs Food BadlyFrankly I'd rather have someone in charge of the CIA who knows how the place works, not a career politician or bureaucrat. Hmm... how much of a Jack Ryan vibe does Morell give off?
As a related note, does the fact that Obama doesn't need to run for reelection mean he can reshuffle his cabinet and advisers with an eye towards competence rather than political favors? Surely, someone can get Paul Krugman on the short list for some high economic position or other. The man is the single most prominent voice in liberal economics from what I can tell.
But Obama is still playing the centrist card from what I've seen so far, which doesn't inspire confidence. If he keeps it up he may have such a dud second term that we get a GOP victory in 2016 despite all the progress that's been made.
edited 12th Nov '12 7:33:51 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"People ‘unliking’ Romney on Facebook at an alarming rate
@40047: "Alarming"? Someone's been into the hyperbole punch a bit. There is no reason to continue following or liking a campaign feed for a failed candidate. The only reason this is news is because someone at that channel is bored.
edited 12th Nov '12 8:05:17 PM by Fighteer
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

Morell was the manager of the staff that provided Daily Briefings to Bush, so that might explain why he was with Bush at the time of the attack. His apparent life-long career with the CIA also explains how he knew of the 9/11 culprits to begin with.
Some more on Morell: he joined the CIA during 1980. As I mentioned earlier, he spearheaded CIA divisions on Asia, Latin American and the Pacific Ocean. Given that the 80s were Reagan's years, I don't really like the implications there, ala Iran-Contra, Mujaheddin, Mubarak and Saddam.
edited 12th Nov '12 6:39:38 PM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.