Informative Essay: Should The CIA Exist

“We seek to develop policies and arrangements to make the peace both permanent and just. This can be done only on the basis of comprehensive and appropriate information” (Dwight D. Eisenhower). As the other countries start to build intelligence agencies after the WWII, it becomes more important America do build its own intelligence agency. Thus in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency was created. Ever since, there had been a debate among the people if it’s necessary for the CIA to exists. America needs the CIA to protect the nation from terrorism, avoid any conflict with other nations, and compete with other countries’ intelligence agency.
After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor and realizing that he wasn't informed beforehand about the attack, President Roosevelt created the Office of Strategic Services, OSS, by bringing together parts of intelligence agencies into one organization. During WWII, the OSS gathered and analyzed useful
An intelligence agency was first established in the country when the president realized how uninformed the government was about the attack on Pearl Harbor before it happened. The CIA was then established to provide intelligence about the Soviet Union during the Cold War era (Central Intelligence Agency). Though the era is over, it is important for the CIA to exist and help with foreign alliances. The CIA is advanced in its capabilities of getting and analyzing information necessary for this (Rizzo, John). When dealing with other countries, even if there may be no threats of any kind, it’s important to know that they are telling the truth, and what their real intentions are. In 1962, the CIA has helped with the arms control agreement with the Soviet Union by giving information about the missiles and the level of weaponry the Soviet Union had in Cuba. The CIA also helped confront North Korea about its nuclear building capability in 1992 (Tenet,