Instead, Tenet has asked the Justice Department to determine if Marik violated his confidentiality agreement with the spy agency by disclosing classified information.
Marik told me Saddam can be undermined if the agency re-engages in a long-term propaganda and political effort, rather than betting everything on a quick silver-bullet coup scenario.
Instead of tackling institutional accountability, Tenet pursues Marik, a 52-year-old covert operator who retired six months ago and who spoke out in June hoping to get the agency to shift its strategy in Iraq.