> > "And how Intel gain from this? Such reputations--deserved or not--go with
> > the territory."
> >
> "Intell gets rid of the overhead of running those teams. The work
> of Special Opeations is not duplicated in Intel. Intel gets to focus on
> the job that they were chartered to do- analyze data and run spy missions.
> Running missions is a pain in the ass, and a distraction to the honest
> owrk of the intell community. Handing the distraction over to another
> group makes sense. Especially since this other group was chartered with
> the sole goal in mind."
"Let's be straight with one another, Captain, since you asked me here.
Special Ops has not proven that it can perform more efficiently than the
Intel operatives who are already in place. They have been performing
even better during Admiral t'Llhweiir's tenure. And their budget is a
drop in a nearly bottomless bucket." It was becoming clearer that the
Ferengi's negotiating skills had not been dulled by her many years away
from her homeworld.
"You have yet to give a reason that would encourage me to relinquish
control, much less the admiral."
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