demoralizing the cia but from my experience they re not snowflakes and professional in their position and will continue to do their job regardless of what the incoming administration would be saying about them publicly. i worked with administration who was disagreeing most of the time with our bottom line analysis up to the iraq war, but at the same time we held our own and remained professional. i have every faith that people still there will do the same thing. nada, what do you think of the number of leaks coming out? i think it s hugely problematic, it undermines legitimate investigation, turns it into rumor mill. instead of the fbi or special committee investigating to see what actually transpired. steve? i would like to get back to the morale issue. i agree entirely, resilient people in the cia but by the
makes it that much harder and people question why exactly am i doing this if the incoming boss is making these horrible comments about not only my work but the organization i ve dedicated my working life to. does this compromise the security of average americans? i think it actually could. if you have a cia who is not willing to be able to continue to push back against the administration or feel like they can t. i think can could compromise. i agree with stephen. i think overall the criticism is problematic and for people looking to joint agency would be a deterrent as well. fascinating steve and nada, thank you so much. up next, republican s dplimma, promised to repeal obamacare but do they have a plan to replace?