Which Intel Agencies? (was Petraeus referencing)

[babylonsister]

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/052719.php

Which Intel Agencies?

In defending his statistics earlier today, Gen. Petraeus said that two US intelligence agencies had signed off on his methods for collecting and analyzing the data. But he didn't say which two.

There are 18 US intelligence agencies, though probably a far smaller number have any direct competence for analyzing this kind of question. And Karen DeYoung's recent piece in the Post reported that the CIA and the DIA was following the same methodology as the GAO, which Petraeus's shop has said is all wrong. There's a lot of alphabet soup here, I admit. But the upshot is that the Post seems to be saying that CIA and DIA don't agree with Petraeus's methods.

So which two intel agencies is Petraeus talking about?

--Josh Marshall

[pwb]

1. Blackwater?????

[ThomWV]

2. This is a very good question. Remember, this guy can be charged with Perjury too

[pwb]

3. Are they sworn????

[EVDebs]

4. The DIA and CIA were pretty well duped from Day One so it doesn't really matter

Bombshell: Chalabi & Top INC Official Are Spies for Iran; Op Inadvertently Paid for by Pentagon
http://www.subliminalnews.com/archives/000182.php

Iran is calling all the shots now. Whatever "we" do over there in our name, the Iranian's influence with Shia overwhelms anything the military may try. In an occupation, the opposition Sunnis and Kurds will all dig in and no cooperation will be had until they all get sick of bloodletting. If the General and the ambassador can't get these simple facts into their skulls it's hopeless.

You can't solve the sociopolitical problems in Iraq militarily.