The Andrew Klavan Show The Unsettling Reasons America is Losing the War on Terror w/Sarah Adams
Sep 9, 2026
Sarah Adams, a former CIA targeting officer and national-security professional, explores America’s evolving terrorism threat. She discusses border vetting failures, shrinking counterterrorism capacity, AI’s dangerous potential, and the Benghazi narrative. The conversation also examines politicized intelligence, FBI misconduct, foreign influence, and the converging ambitions of Islamist groups and hostile nations.
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CIA Targeting Bridges Intelligence And Operations
- CIA targeting officers connect analysts’ intelligence with field operations by locating terrorists or people with valuable access.
- Despite post-9/11 improvements, agencies still keep internal reports siloed instead of sharing them broadly.
Withdrawal Can Move Terrorist Threats Home
- Pulling out of Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, and North Africa removed the ability to disrupt terrorist plots during training.
- Sarah Adams argues Afghanistan required fighting terrorists abroad, while Iraq unintentionally helped enlarge jihadist networks.
Terror Suspects Accidentally Expose Surveillance
- Sarah Adams says suspected terrorists monitored her Florida residence and accidentally revealed themselves while she walked her dog.
- She noticed them because they appeared foreign, wore military-style clothing, and reacted with surprise when they saw her.