"It would be tragic if machine intelligence were never developed to its full capacity," he said.
The war, which none of the combatants intended, is often cited in hindsight as a tragic failure of intelligence.
Representative Edward J. Markey, Democrat of Massachusetts, a senior member of the Homeland Security Committee, said the "tragic consequences," coupled with intelligence failures in Iraq, were grounds for Mr. Tenet's removal.
But the only real contenders were Diana Dors - like Marilyn, the tragic blonde joker whose intelligence and talent were all but blotted out by her beauty - and Joan Collins - like Liz, the dark survivor who lived life to the full and still came back for afters.
The consequences of bad ground intelligence can be tragic.
Thorpe wrote: "Like a redneck recluse stocking up his arsenal against apocalypse, [he] is both utterly believable and quietly tragic – a man of limited intelligence faced with a monstrous change against which sheer bravado, driven by the earth gods though it is, can only shatter".
Like a redneck recluse stocking up his arsenal against apocalypse, Buccmaster is both utterly believable and quietly tragic – a man of limited intelligence faced with a monstrous change against which sheer bravado, driven by the earth gods though it is, can only shatter.
Hersman, a welcome change from the usual white, middle-aged men who usually oversee such tragic events, showed the aplomb and intelligence of the best of the best.
"There's something tragic about this report," said Amy Zegart, an intelligence scholar at Stanford.
We believe that our finding of a strong association between As exposure and intelligence is both important and tragic and adds urgency to the need for effective remediation in Bangladesh and other regions of South Asia where consumption of As-contaminated water is prevalent.
