Just curious. As far back as I remember I only hear about them destabilizing countries that aren’t fully in the pocket of American powerplayers. Sometimes they assassinate people, sometimes instigate coups, subvert media… and the #1 way to encounter them seems to be to try and take back control locally of one’s country’s oil and other valuable resources.
So my question is, have they ever done anything good?
Not really, no. I’m sure someone can cherry pick one individual instance where a CIA agent saved a puppy or something, but the function of the CIA is to serve as the covert arm of the US Empire and do what would even make the US public question the US’s position on the global stage. I recommend everyone listen to Blowback.