... LaBarge et. al. ... attempt to oust Castro, states that Dulles "was closer to the Gu... more ... LaBarge et. al. ... attempt to oust Castro, states that Dulles "was closer to the Guatemala operation than he was to the Bay of Pigs."40 Wisner, the deputy director of plans in 1954, was directly in charge of preparations, and he received significant support from Tracy Barnes, another ...
This chapter argues—using the Eisenhower administration as a model of peacetime national security... more This chapter argues—using the Eisenhower administration as a model of peacetime national security decision making—that the surge decision-making process displayed by the oral histories was idiosyncratic, excessively compartmentalized, and profoundly flawed. No president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has fully adopted his model, and each has tailored procedures appropriate for his needs. The Bush process had to take into account his lack of expertise in military affairs, an increasingly polarized political climate, the legacy of the Vietnam War, the proliferation of leaks of sensitive information in the new media age, the resistance of the uniformed military leadership, and most important, Rumsfeld. Administration insiders argue that for these reasons Bush jettisoned fundamental tenets of Eisenhower's system in an effort to make a virtue out of necessity. Yet the evidence suggests that Eisenhower's best practices are just that—best practices. It further suggests that their rigor...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards ... more The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards (AIS) conducted a rigorous evaluation of the tradecraft underlying the 2008 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities. AIS’s director and senior officials from several IC elements briefed the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) on the findings in order to demonstrate that the NIE manifested the Intelligence Community’s (IC’s) improved tradecraft capabilities. The PIAB’s response, however, was to criticize NIE’s substance and hence minimize the salience of its superior tradecraft. The result was a missed opportunity to bolster the IC’s reputation.
... LaBarge et. al. ... attempt to oust Castro, states that Dulles "was closer to the Gu... more ... LaBarge et. al. ... attempt to oust Castro, states that Dulles "was closer to the Guatemala operation than he was to the Bay of Pigs."40 Wisner, the deputy director of plans in 1954, was directly in charge of preparations, and he received significant support from Tracy Barnes, another ...
This chapter argues—using the Eisenhower administration as a model of peacetime national security... more This chapter argues—using the Eisenhower administration as a model of peacetime national security decision making—that the surge decision-making process displayed by the oral histories was idiosyncratic, excessively compartmentalized, and profoundly flawed. No president since Dwight D. Eisenhower has fully adopted his model, and each has tailored procedures appropriate for his needs. The Bush process had to take into account his lack of expertise in military affairs, an increasingly polarized political climate, the legacy of the Vietnam War, the proliferation of leaks of sensitive information in the new media age, the resistance of the uniformed military leadership, and most important, Rumsfeld. Administration insiders argue that for these reasons Bush jettisoned fundamental tenets of Eisenhower's system in an effort to make a virtue out of necessity. Yet the evidence suggests that Eisenhower's best practices are just that—best practices. It further suggests that their rigor...
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards ... more The Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s Office of Analytic Integrity and Standards (AIS) conducted a rigorous evaluation of the tradecraft underlying the 2008 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iran’s Nuclear Intentions and Capabilities. AIS’s director and senior officials from several IC elements briefed the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board (PIAB) on the findings in order to demonstrate that the NIE manifested the Intelligence Community’s (IC’s) improved tradecraft capabilities. The PIAB’s response, however, was to criticize NIE’s substance and hence minimize the salience of its superior tradecraft. The result was a missed opportunity to bolster the IC’s reputation.
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