What else did the ISG get wrong?
Published Mon, Dec 18 2006 4:38 PM
Technorati Tags: News and Politics, War on Terror
According to the World Tribune, the Iraq Study Group report severely underestimates the number of intelligence analysts with experience and assigned to Iraq:
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department's intelligence agency has issued a response to the Iraq Study Group report.
In a Dec. 6 report, ISG, co-chaired by former Secretary of State James Baker, said DIA maintained fewer than 10 analysts with more than two years of experience and assigned to Iraq.
The Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency disputed the assertion saying it employs more than 300 analysts well-versed in Iraq. The agency said 49 of them were assigned exclusively to Iraq.
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"The Defense Intelligence Agency has more than 300 dedicated analysts focused on the many complexities of Iraq," DIA said in a statement on Dec. 12. "They include a core cadre of 49 analysts focused exclusively on the insurgency, at least half of whom have more than two years experience working this issue."
It kind of makes me wonder. If the ISG got this so wrong, what else did they get wrong? If they can't get their basic facts straight, I seriously doubt that we can trust their recommendations.
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