She was also disappointed with the agency itself since she felt that her career advancement as a case officer, in general, depended not so much on the quality of agents that she recruited, but rather on the quantity. The more recruits they had, the better. Disapproving of the Iraq War, she worked on the Iraq desk at headquarters during the Iraq invasion and resigned from the CIA after five years there.
She felt let down by the agency because her career advancement as a case officer wasn't significantly affected by the quality of agents recruited but rather by the number of recruits. More recruits meant better opportunities. She disapproved of the Iraq War, worked on the Iraq desk at headquarters during the invasion, and resigned after five years.