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"CIA" trying to avoid the mistakes of Iraq in its assessment of Iran's nuclear program
16.3.2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
WASHINGTON - After faced criticism for a long time as "a mistake" about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, trying to CIA "CIA" draw lessons from this failure and now faces a new test crucial is assessing Iran's nuclear program.
in the months leading up to the overthrow of Saddam Hussein Ten years ago, considered "CIA" and U.S. intelligence that other Iraqi regime on the verge of acquiring nuclear weapons and has stockpiles of chemical and biological weapons.
and the result reached by the intelligence supported the White House position that Saddam Hussein is a threat and must be expelled from power by force .
Ultimately the U.S. intelligence community "wrong in every evaluated almost pre-war about weapons of mass destruction in Iraq," as stated in the report of the official investigation Silberman - Rob.
According to the report issued in 2005 that the information collected were not strong and analysis is correct and the results are based on false assumptions and without evidence. He said the outcome was "formed one of the gaps intelligence failure months and the most abuse in American history talk."
When did not find Americans on something when the invasion of Iraq on 20 March 2003, show that the argument of war in Washington was without basis sparking resentment internationally.
said Brian Jenkins expert at the Rand Corporation, "that caused us harm always," adding, "We have led to undermine the credibility of U.S. intelligence in these areas significantly."
Ten years after this humiliation, I tried and U.S. intelligence agencies of 16 enhance their capacity to collect information and put measures check work analyzes officials say former "CIA."
said Paul Pillar, a former analyst for the CIA for the Middle East and who now teaches at Georgetown University, "We have drawn lessons."
Some spies and former lawmakers that the intelligence agencies are not only in the circle accusation, because those close to former President George W. Bush was to have a plan ready no matter what be submitted intelligence findings.
said Paul Pillar "to say that the whole process was not affected by the atmosphere of political is not accurate at all," adding, "did not use nearly intelligence information, but as a means to support the campaign promotion "of the war.
concluded investigations to official business intelligence is not politicized but this issue remains subject of much debate.
Ten years after the United States seeks again to see if Iran's nuclear program includes rip militarily, but this time found by UN inspectors on the ample evidence refers to the uranium enrichment ambitions.
and intelligence agencies, which is that Tehran has not taken its decision after building a nuclear weapon or not, facing a problem previously encountered in Iraq: to know the intentions of the Iranian authorities, which denies seeking nuclear weapons.
and about the prospects for an air strike and preventive mounts pressure on the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency to assess specific about the evolution of the Iranian program.
Analysts say the task is difficult because the Iranian regime has an interest in inflating the case of program progress to reduce the chances of getting any air strike.
believes Paul Pillar said that "experience disappointing in Iraq continues to weigh strongly without doubt to those who are working today on the Iranian nuclear file. - (AFP)
Al Ghad newspaper
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