What a pathetic title by a member of the administration of the senile, demented, and corrupt 46th U.S. President!
I did not have the time to read his whole, long essay, but I picked up a few things. It contains also a number of platitudes (like "“Nothing can make you prouder than to serve your country with honor.”").
I think, William Burns (age 67, reactivated from retirement) is unqualified for the job! Clearly, he seems ideologically biased if not a joker! Apparently, he is also responsible for the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
E.g. how much did the CIA know about the October 7 attack by Hamas and how did the CIA inform the Israeli government?
"... As President Joe Biden has reiterated, the United States faces one of those rare moments today, as consequential as the dawn of the Cold War or the post-9/11 period. China’s rise and Russia’s revanchism pose daunting geopolitical challenges in a world of intense strategic competition in which the United States no longer enjoys uncontested primacy [???] and in which existential climate threats [???] are mounting. ...
That’s why the president sent me to Kabul in late August of 2021 to engage with the Taliban leadership just before the final withdrawal of U.S. troops. ...
We’re also working hard to diversify our workforce [???], reaching historic highs in 2023 in terms of the number of women and minority officers hired, as well as the number promoted into the agency’s most senior ranks. ...
We’re also working hard to diversify our workforce [???], reaching historic highs in 2023 in terms of the number of women and minority officers hired, as well as the number promoted into the agency’s most senior ranks. ...
At a moment when trust in the United States’ public institutions is often in short supply, the CIA remains a resolutely apolitical institution [???] ..."
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