On the plus side, the intelligence inside the Green Zone is superb

By the way, Ignatius reports that Gen. Michael Hayden, the CIA's new head, is trying to get more officers out of the embassies and into deep-cover roles in the field. Apparently, however, he has had little success in Baghdad, where, as Ignatius reports: "The CIA station is said to have more than 600 people, yet most of them rarely travel outside the Green Zone, and some senior Iraqis say it has been months since they met with a CIA officer."

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