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Defense: Neutral 3 – George W. Bush’s defense policy is the hardest to rate of any president. In the aftermath of 9/11, his administration’s creation of the Department of Homeland security and effective response to gut Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, while keeping Bin Laden on the run kept Americans safe. Conversely, there’s the expansion of the War on Terror into Iraq. After initial success in toppling Saddam Hussain, it was clear there was a miscalculation in the ability for Iraq to self-govern without US support which led to years of ongoing conflict resulting in hundreds of billions in tax dollars being spent and thousands of lives of American heroes.
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Several days ago, President-elect Biden announced that he would tap veteran diplomat William Burns to head the Central Intelligence Agency under his new administration. The selection, though widely heralded as a sensible choice, is a bit of a surprise move. By selecting Burns, Biden is setting the tone for how he plans to utilize the intelligence apparatus and may signal some big changes for the CIA.
The first thing to recognize about Burns is that he is not an intelligence insider. In fact, he’s never served on that side of our government. That said, he’s no greenhorn.
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