Decoding intelligence on Afghanistan
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By Ben Scott
August 20, 2021
Did the U.S. intelligence community fail by not accurately predicting the speed and scale of the Taliban’s victory?
A familiar blame game is now underway in Washington with administration officials and intelligence sources each backgrounding the media with their respective sides of the story. An official inquiry, such as that conducted after 9/11 terrorist attacks, would be a better way to answer the question about what was or should have been foretold – as well as much larger questions about U.S. failure in Afghanistan.
What can the United States expect of its intelligence services?
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