CIA will help decide whether to arm Libyan rebels

World | 207816 hits | Mar 31 12:16 am | Posted by: Hyack

The CIA has small teams of operatives in Libya to gather intelligence to help the White House determine what type of assistance is required for the rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi's troops.

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by Bacardi4206
Thu Mar 31, 2011 1:37 pm
What could go wrong? It's not like giving arms to rebels has gone wrong for the CIA and the U.S. before...
by DanSC
Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:28 pm
"Bacardi4206" said
What could go wrong? It's not like giving arms to rebels has gone wrong for the CIA and the U.S. before...
Or when the French armed foreign rebels a few hundred years ago.

I think it's safe to say that the CIA helps make almost every American foreign policy decision. That's what an intelligence gathering service is for.
by PublicAnimalNo9
Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:29 pm
"DanSC" said
What could go wrong? It's not like giving arms to rebels has gone wrong for the CIA and the U.S. before...
Or when the French armed foreign rebels a few hundred years ago.

I think it's safe to say that the CIA helps make almost every American foreign policy decision....a complete disaster.

There, fixed that for ya
by DanSC
Thu Mar 31, 2011 4:33 pm
"PublicAnimalNo9" said
What could go wrong? It's not like giving arms to rebels has gone wrong for the CIA and the U.S. before...
Or when the French armed foreign rebels a few hundred years ago.

I think it's safe to say that the CIA helps make almost every American foreign policy decision....a complete disaster.

There, fixed that for ya To be fair, I don't think we would hear about a CIA success. Good news classified stories aren't often leaked; just disasters like the Bay of Pigs.

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