I agree with your premise -- in all senses -- but we, as nearly as I can tell, have denigrated Humint to the point where it and on the ground reports (at strategic, operational and tactical levels) are virtually discounted by many analysts unless corroborated by technical means. Technical primacy isn't an unmixed blessing.
I submit that isn't terribly smart...
(I will forego my Stansfield Turner diatribe to avoid offending young ears)
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