Re:30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network
by patrickaljord on Sunday November 04, 2018 @11:04AM
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Totally agree. While they do get a few wins, I wonder what's the ROI when you take all the failures and waste of resources into account. My guesstimate is not much but like other useless government programs, it hires a lot of people so nobody dares questioning it.
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Re:30 spies dead after Iran cracked CIA comms network
by ardy42 on Sunday November 04, 2018 @11:22AM
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> Totally agree. While they do get a few wins, I wonder what's the ROI when you take all the failures and waste of resources into account.
Very far into positive territory, I'd imagine. Most day-to-day intelligence work probably doesn't have much effect, but every once in awhile they probably get a big win that's so massive that it justifies all the effort.