Jaynes 10The CIA played an important part to the United States after it’s founding. In April 1961, the CIA trained force of Cuban exiles to land at the “Bay of Pigs.” Even though the operation in whole was a failure, it showed that the CIA had room to improve (Ameringer 271-296).The CIA also was used in Korea and Vietnam. The Korean War established the CIA as an intelligence force to be reckoned with (Ameringer 271-296). There is not a lot of information about these CIA operations; most is still classified. The Vietnam War helped the CIA, but showed again it was still flawed (Ameringer 311-329).A misuse of the CIA and other government offices caused Richard Nixon to almost be impeached. The Watergate scandal helped fuel another intelligence debate. Nixon later resigns because of this incident (Ameringer 305).1985 was known as the “Year of the Spy.” Between late November and early December three major spy arrests were made. One was a CIA employee who revealed secrets to the KGB. Another was with a Navy spy ring that did disastrous damage. This year was also riddled with the defection of KGB agents (Richelson 388).In the early part of the 1990’s, the Cold War finally came to an end. Not much is known about the operations of the CIA. After the fall of Communist Russia, many wanted to dissolve the CIA. President George Bush, Jaynes 11a former CIA director, wasn’t going to do that. Instead the CIA power was limited to just the U.S. and its job was the war on drugs and national security (Ameringer 391).America and espionage, unfortunately, have become synonymous. Secrets are abound and conspiracy theories fly in our country. Espionage, one way or the other, has always played a major role in American History. ...
