This week we discussed the importance of covert action as a foreign policy tool. So, consider the following questions.

What are the advantages and risks of covert action? Do you think that present legal oversight and safeguards are sufficient? Explain

What do you think the primary purposes of congressional oversight are? Is congressional oversight of covert operations too restrictive? How would you compare the conduct of operations under AUMF (which does not require congressional oversight) to CIA operations which require a written finding and reporting, at a minimum to the "Gang of Eight"?