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Robert C. Byrd: “In your view, Dr. Kissinger, why did our intelligence agencies fail so tragically? Was it because of how our agencies…”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
In your view, Dr. Kissinger, why did our intelligence agencies fail so tragically? Was it because of how our agencies were supposed to work with each other on an organizational chart, or was it because enough money was not getting to the right intelligence and homeland security agencies?
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Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
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Sep 21, 2004

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Byrd seeks to understand the reasons behind intelligence failures.

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