Der CIA sollen wieder deutlich mehr Kompetenzen in der amerikanischen Kriegführung eingeräumt werden (siehe IMI-Aktuell 2017/575). Stephen Kinzer bezieht im Boston Globe klar Stellung dagegen: „Instead of running agents, it launches drone attacks. The CIA is becoming a war-fighting machine: no cloak, all dagger. […] Using the CIA to run wars is wrong. The larger mistake is believing that any amount of American firepower, directed by anyone, can stabilize the Muslim world or make the United States safer.” (jw)
