It&#x27;s not fair to say incompetent; I didn&#x27;t say that.<p>Instead, look at it this way: everyone has their area of responsibility. The head of the CIA is charged with providing the best possible situational awareness for the U.S. government. He&#x27;s going to make proposals and requests that will help him do that.<p>He&#x27;s not charged with balancing all possible consequences from his requests, and he&#x27;s not going to do so.