John Brennan: ‘The CIA Cannot Do its Work Unless Its Workforce Is Diverse’

Reid Right And I ░░░░░░░░ I m old enough ░░░░░░░░ remember when Hillary Clinton ░░░░░░░░ dragged through the mud ░░░░░░░░ in some cases Republicans ░░░░░░░░ complain about her having ░░░░░░░░ C marked material inside ░░░░░░░░ the information in her ░░░░░░░░ of her server the ░░░░░░░░ that she had at ░░░░░░░░ There s been no ░░░░░░░░ that she s ever ░░░░░░░░ or exposed CIA assets ░░░░░░░░ this way And it ░░░░░░░░ seem that part of ░░░░░░░░ is their sort of ░░░░░░░░ DEI crusade It doesn ░░░░░░░░ make sense to me ░░░░░░░░ this is the plan ░░░░░░░░ we don t know ░░░░░░░░ is why they are ░░░░░░░░ for this list that ░░░░░░░░ want to have only ░░░░░░░░ ethnic people in the ░░░░░░░░ that you don t ░░░░░░░░ to have people with ░░░░░░░░ background that is relevant ░░░░░░░░ the countries that they ░░░░░░░░ going to be working ░░░░░░░░ that you want to ░░░░░░░░ people who have Chinese ░░░░░░░░ who know the language ░░░░░░░░ have family connections Like ░░░░░░░░ t you want that ░░░░░░░░ in CIA work Is ░░░░░░░░ really better to have ░░░░░░░░ only white Christian males ░░░░░░░░ love Trump BRENNAN The ░░░░░░░░ cannot do its work ░░░░░░░░ its workforce is diverse ░░░░░░░░ has that diversity that ░░░░░░░░ so important for the ░░░░░░░░ to be able to ░░░░░░░░ worldwide to be able ░░░░░░░░ operate in Asia and ░░░░░░░░ East and other places ░░░░░░░░ have not just the ░░░░░░░░ and maybe ethnic sort ░░░░░░░░ you know association with ░░░░░░░░ parts of the world ░░░░░░░░ countries but also have ░░░░░░░░ cultural familiarity with what ░░░░░░░░ is that we re ░░░░░░░░ overseas So when I ░░░░░░░░ CIA director I really ░░░░░░░░ the importance of diversity ░░░░░░░░ and inclusion because you ░░░░░░░░ it just makes good ░░░░░░░░ sense It makes good ░░░░░░░░ sense to have people ░░░░░░░░ have all different backgrounds ░░░░░░░░ experiences and looks and ░░░░░░░░ know characteristics So yes ░░░░░░░░ this is something that ░░░░░░░░ just designed to try ░░░░░░░░ uncover individuals who have ░░░░░░░░ in under what they ░░░░░░░░ to be DEI initiatives ░░░░░░░░ this is going to ░░░░░░░░ the CIA s ability ░░░░░░░░ carry out its very ░░░░░░░░ national security mission And ░░░░░░░░ m sure it has ░░░░░░░░ shockwaves through the agency ░░░░░░░░ are already I think ░░░░░░░░ as a result of ░░░░░░░░ of the things that ░░░░░░░░ going on in this ░░░░░░░░ The new team at ░░░░░░░░ is there for what ░░░░░░░░ weeks only There are ░░░░░░░░ ways to do some ░░░░░░░░ the things that they ░░░░░░░░ to do like reduction ░░░░░░░░ workforce They put out ░░░░░░░░ this notice to CIA ░░░░░░░░ people can resign That ░░░░░░░░ just very ham-handed.”