[seanmcdirmid]

If the CIA was even close to being that competent our foreign policy and intelligence wouldn’t be so horrible.

A lot of authoritarians just like to blame their self grown domestic problems on the CIA. China having another stock market crash? The CIA must have done it.

[bigyabai]

Yes and no. Very few contemporary governments are accusing the CIA of starting color revolutions, especially nowadays.

But historically there are definitely examples of the CIA achieving this. Iran's 1953 coup was overwhelmingly successful and a joint operation between MI6 and CIA. The consequences irrevocably tipped the balance of power away from Pan-Arabism and towards a globalist, American-driven order.

[HankStallone]

> If the CIA was even close to being that competent our foreign policy and intelligence wouldn’t be so horrible.

True, if the goal of the CIA is to provide quality intelligence to the elected US government. That's a pretty big assumption, though.