09-24-2025, 10:34 AM
Legacy of Ashes: A History of the CIA by Tim Weiner
Basically, the CIA were bad at their jobs. A lot of what they got up to was horrifying and made me angry to hear about the things they did in the name of United States. The book gave a lot of details to stories I had only marginally heard about from the overthrow in Iran and many other countries to the wars waged in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to the Iran-Contra affair. It was amazing how ill equipped and ill-prepared the CIA was for doing the job of spying. Although they were more geared towards to covert operations than intelligence gathering. They were bad at covert operations, too.
I didn't actually finish this book. I had to give it back to the library. But I'll be checking it back out to see the run-up to 9/11. Should be a hoot.
Basically, the CIA were bad at their jobs. A lot of what they got up to was horrifying and made me angry to hear about the things they did in the name of United States. The book gave a lot of details to stories I had only marginally heard about from the overthrow in Iran and many other countries to the wars waged in Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos to the Iran-Contra affair. It was amazing how ill equipped and ill-prepared the CIA was for doing the job of spying. Although they were more geared towards to covert operations than intelligence gathering. They were bad at covert operations, too.
I didn't actually finish this book. I had to give it back to the library. But I'll be checking it back out to see the run-up to 9/11. Should be a hoot.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm