Group Think: Lessons of the Past

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Group Think: Lessons of the Past

Post by Royal » Sat Oct 27, 2012 10:46 pm

In November 1961, CIA inspector general Lyman B Kirkpatrick, authored a report 'Survey of the Cuban Operation', that remained classified top secret until 1996. Conclusions were:

1. The CIA exceeded its capabilities in developing the project from guerrilla support to overt armed action without any plausible deniability.
2, Failure to realistically assess risks and to adequately communicate information and decisions internally and with other government principals.
3. Insufficient involvement of leaders of the exiles.
4. Failure to sufficiently organize internal resistance in Cuba.
5. Failure to competently collect and analyze intelligence about Cuban forces.
6. Poor internal management of communications and staff.
7. Insufficient employment of high-quality staff.
8. Insufficient Spanish-speakers, training facilities and material resources.
9. Lack of stable policies and/or contingency plans.[/list]

In later years, the CIA's behavior in the event became the prime example cited for the psychology paradigm known as groupthink syndrome


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Re: Group Think: Lessons of the Past

Post by Pigeon » Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:41 pm

I don't find that difficult to believe.

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Re: Group Think: Lessons of the Past

Post by Royal » Tue Apr 16, 2013 10:25 pm

LEARNING CURVE ACHIEVED.

Media accepting "We don't know" as an acceptable explanation.

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Re: Group Think: Lessons of the Past

Post by Pigeon » Tue Apr 16, 2013 11:06 pm

The proper answer: We don't know but will find out what it is.

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