‘Bad analysis’: Congress panel blasts military for rosy-eyed ISIS intel
US Central Command intelligence reports provided a “more positive” picture of US efforts against Islamic State than facts on the ground actually supported, claims a new report from a congressional task force led by House Republicans.
The preliminary report, released Thursday, looked into whistleblower allegations that Central Command (CENTCOM) touched up intelligence reports to make US efforts against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) in Iraq and Syria appear more effective than it actually was. After interviewing five analysts and several experts, the panel found“persistent problems” with intelligence reports in 2014 and 2015.
The panel argued that in 2014 and 2015, “intelligence products approved by senior CENTCOM leaders typically provided a more positive depiction of US anti-terrorism efforts than was warranted by facts on the ground and were consistently more positive than analysis produced by other elements of the Intelligence Community.”
The Pentagon declined to comment on the report, citing the current investigation into the matter by its own inspector-general.
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