Facts and Questions from Video
Facts:
- "Greystone" was the name of the CIA's plan of attack on the terrorists from 9-11.
- George Bush launched an international attack on Afghanistan to do whatever it took to find the information they needed to protect the citizens of the United States.
- John Rizzo established a prison system run by the CIA in alliance with other countries to isolate the people they captured
- The Terrorist Surveillance Program allowed the CIA to tap phones of citizens without authority
- $3 billion were used for private contractors to collect cyber data.
- During Obama's administration, Congress created a bill for the CIA to lose authority of the intelligence agency and it was given to a "Director of National Intelligence."
- Due to the threats that arose, government debated cancelling Obama's inaguration.
- Obama had a $3.4 billion building built for military purposes, bigger than the Pentagon.
- After Obama's operation, U.S. soldiers captured and killed Osama Bin Laden
- There are over 17,000 secret intelligence locations in the U.S.
Questions:
- Why would the government keep their "blueprint" for military action from the public?
- How did the early liberation of Afghanistan impact the rest of the war?
- Was the CIA using too harsh of techniques during their attacks?
- Is it fair for the military and government to hide their policies from the people?
- Did the U.S have enough probable cause to invade Iraq and attack Saddam Hussein?
- Did the Terrorist Surveillance Program violate citizens rights?
- How did the lack of weapons of mass destruction found impact the credibility of U.S. intelligence forces?
- How did the anxiety from threats affect Obama during his inaguration?
- Do you think the government should focus more on foreign affairs or on their own homeland security?
- Do you think Obama should have created his own military plan or was he right to keep the procedures Bush set in place?
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