The National Interest

The CIA vindicated: the Soviet collapse was predicted.

The National Interest | September 22, 1995 | Copyright

"The CIA failed in its single, overriding defining mission, which was to chart the course of Soviet affairs." -- Daniel Patrick Moynihan, quoted by Bill Gertz, Washington Times, May 21, 1992.

"The CIA [has] come under legitimate attack from President Clinton for failing to predict the collapse of the Soviet Union." -- Morton Kondracke, Washington Times, April 26, 1995.

"The cia itself did not make much difference in the ultimate outcome of the cold war. Its analysts misjudged almost every major development in the post-World War II world, including the most…

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