![]() ![]() He also shows us where the Agency tried very hard to please Presidents, even when Presidential demands were illegal, immoral, not achievable, and contrary to the long term interests of the country.ĭespite the length of the book there was not a lot of time to look at some of the notable operations in great depth. Weiner reviews many failures, and the successes he highlights have the Agency exhibiting a moral decadence, and a willingness to act as a foreign policy rogue elephant, defying Presidents and Congress. ![]() No question on the negativity, but the record speaks for itself. The book is very negative about the CIA, and many reviewers have cited that negativity as a criticism. Bush, John McCone, Bill Casey, and a host of characters that developed the Agency and ran it from its inception. ![]() Wild Bill Donovan, Allen Dulles, James Jesus Angleton, Richard Helms, Bob Gates, George H.W. ![]() The book is really well researched, highlighting the very beginnings of the agency, tracing its growth, and bringing us some of the major figures of the CIA. Weiner tells the story of failure after failure, disaster after disaster. Tim Weiner has put together a well researched history of the CIA that will be discouraging for those that think “the Agency” has a long and successful record of espionage and covert operations. Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner ![]()
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