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hughee99

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6. President Obama replaced the CIA director about 2 weeks after taking office.

Reply to bigdarryl (Original post)

Tue Mar 11, 2014, 11:56 PM

Mar 2014

Leon Panetta took over in Feb 2009. Afterwards, Patraeus and Brennan were both Obama appointees. The current director is a career CIA guy (a guy who used to give Clinton the daily briefing back in the 90's).

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Isn't this CIA Director a fucking republican? [View all] bigdarryl Mar 2014 OP

Yes. nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2014 #1

That's the problem in a nutshell bigdarryl Mar 2014 #2

Nah...he's just a DINO Democrat....that's why he's there.... KoKo Mar 2014 #3

And he's guy number 2 Politicalboi Mar 2014 #4

Did #1 have to be confirmed? WhiteTara Mar 2014 #5

This list doesn't line up with what you're saying.. And, President Obama was "shopping" Cha Mar 2014 #10

President Obama replaced the CIA director about 2 weeks after taking office. hughee99 Mar 2014 #6

Despite what some posts here suggest, the current CIA director, John Brennan onenote Mar 2014 #7

Thanks for the facts. Always nice to know the facts. nt okaawhatever Mar 2014 #8

Thanks, onenote. Cha Mar 2014 #9