The CIA thinks things are bleak in Iraq. Shouldn't a president be able to set policy without being undermined constantly from political enemies within his own administration? It's tough enough to run a war without having to campaign against the Democrats AND the whole State Department, CIA and a lot of gripers in the Pentagon. It's not their job to leak opinions to the press, but to find ways to achieve objectives set by the elected representatives of the people. This is why bureaucracy is inconsistent with a republican form of government.