Burn it all down: Ex-intelligence officials appalled Trump may install clueless Cotton as CIA he

[applegrove]

ELIZABETH PREZA at Raw Story

https://www.rawstory.com/2017/11/burn-it-all-down-ex-intelligence-officials-appalled-trump-may-install-clueless-cotton-as-cia-head/

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Cotton is a vocal advocate of waterboarding and critic of Iran who’s recently downplayed the seriousness of allegations Trump colluded with Russian during the 2016 presidential election.

Former CIA officials on Thursday expressed dismay over the potential shakeup. Ned Price, who retired from the CIA in protests over Trump’s administration, called Cotton a “political ideologue” whose appointment would prove the White House does not care about the intelligence community.


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Installing a political ideologue at the nation's preeminent foreign intelligence agency sends a clear message: We have little need for your work.

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Paul Pillar, a 28-year veteran of the CIA, called a possible Cotton appointment “awful,” arguing he’s “not well suited to lead an agency part of whose core mission is objective analysis.”

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[democrank]

1. The thought of a Cotton appointment is chilling.

Forget objective analysis and say hello to torture.

[KT2000]

2. Cotton - not a good choice

He should undergo a mental evaluation if he is placed at the CIA. My opinion is that he is nuts.

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Cotton's not suited to lead anything except the ass kissing

of rich donors.