"In the long run, what’s more important to America: Afghanistan or China?”

That's David Boren speaking about the status of the CIA today where there has been such an emphasis on counterterrorism and military support that there has not been sufficient time or resources devoted to China, the Middle East and other national security flash points.  The CIA’s Counterterrorism Center now accounts for one of every ten CIA employees.  Boren is a former chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee who serves as co-chairman of the Intelligence Advisory Board, which is a super-secret panel that reviews our intelligence operations.

Another quote from Boren, "The intelligence community has become to some degree a military support operation.”   The new members of the CIA have been trained more, much more, in paramilitary operations than intelligence gathering.