Debate: Do We Need the C.I.A.?
Would the security needs of the United States be better served if the agency were dismantled?

Claim: We need the C.I.A.
Reason: The CIA causes more problems for US security than it solves.
Warrant 0: we have other organizations in place to replace it
Warrant 1: nothing is in place to replace it
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: We do not need the C.I.A.
Reason: Without the CIA, there would be more terrorism on US soil.
Warrant 0: more terrorism means more danger and death
Warrant 1: more terrorism means better news stories
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: We need the C.I.A.
Reason: The CIA is only good for destabilizing governments and fighting proxy wars.
Warrant 0: proxy wars and destabilizing governments are in the US's best interests
Warrant 1: proxy wars and destabilizing governments aren't in the US's best interests
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: We need the C.I.A.
Reason: The CIA is too large and corrupt to be reformed.
Warrant 0: corruption is not the best way to infiltrate a foreign government
Warrant 1: corruption is the best way to infiltrate a foreign government
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: We need the C.I.A.
Reason: The CIA has historically been involved in war crimes and torture.
Warrant 0: war crimes and torture aren't a necessary reality
Warrant 1: war crimes and torture are a necessary reality
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: We need the C.I.A.
Reason: The CIA is only good for destabilizing governments and fighting proxy wars.
Warrant 0: the CIA fights our wars
Warrant 1: the CIA doesn't fight our wars
Correct warrant: 0