Respectfully disagree. The CIA was officially created in 1947. In 14 years they had gotten powerful enough to assassinate the president. There was a gray area where their authority ended and they used that to maximum advantage. By default or design they seized more power than intended and quickly blackmailed or corrupted the legislative branch. Using that branch they brought down the executive branch (nixon). Based on some recent Supreme Court decisions one could argue they have gotten to the judicial branch as well.I have said it before and I'll say it again, We need a CIA, we do not need what we have.
Robin
By any reasonable standard they are much more problem than benefit. They need to be eliminated. With extreme prejudice if necessary.