Some may wonder at the outpouring of affection from the CIA for the late President George H. W. Bush. Bush is not merely admired at the spy service. He is, in the words of one his successors, John Brennan, “revered.” As a former Director of CIA, President George H.W. Bush is a revered figure among...
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RIP George H.W. Bush: The Prudent Statesman as Ruthless Spy
Among his many accomplishments in life, the late George H. W. Bush was a secret intelligence professional. The statesman, who will lie in state in the Capitol through Wednesday, was a covert operator par excellence. As the first and only CIA director to ever occupy the White House, Bush could be called America’s most successful...