Bush knows the CIA needs dramatic reform, that the American people will welcome such reform, and even that they expect him to do it and to do it quickly. And he knows that those inside the CIA opposed to Goss's reforms will fight hard and will fight dirty. The improvements at the CIA must be both quantitative and qualitative. The CIA, and in particular its clandestine service, exists to penetrate enemies and collect their secrets. In recent years, it has signally failed in this task. George Friedman is saying similar things, although absent the partisan haggling over Michael Scheuer. Basically, the DO needs this shakeup, but Goss's methods are having a rather detrimental effect on morale. However, I can't imagine getting it done quickly without ruffling lots of feathers in the process. And we don't have time to wait. I haven't found any non-partisan analysis of the "shakeup". The truth is somewhere in between the Weekly Standard and the New York Times, but it seems no one is reporting from that trench. Regime Change at the CIA | 
