Comment by themafia

> It's not hard to kill people or anything.

Unless you want to be completely clandestine about it. Then it is very hard. My understanding is this is why the CIA exists, to perform work, and remain unknown.

> Doesn't exactly take a lot of research to do either.

You're basing this off of years of experience within or with the agency? You've reviewed many CIA political assassinations over the years and came to a careful conclusion on this point?

> it doesn't actually increase capabilities

Yea. The world is static. So developing new techniques is just "for funsies." It's not like cameras, cell phones, and advanced sensors haven't made this more difficult or anything.

> doesn't it just mean they're bored?

Doesn't it just mean they no longer have a reason to exist?