odd UPI headline the day after tenet resigned: "Leader leaves behind mixed record at agency" http://www.washingtontimes.com/national/20040603-115341-1693r.htm

An intelligence official said Mr. Tenet's key successes were the CIA's support for the war on terrorism in Afghanistan and Iraq, the dismantling of Libya's weapons programs and his role as negotiator of the Middle East peace process from 1998 to 2001.

Within the agency, critics opposed Mr. Tenet's appointment as director in 1997 after two years as the deputy director. A group of intelligence officers stated anonymously in a letter obtained by The Washington Times that Mr. Tenet was risk-averse and was the wrong man to head the agency.
The officers stated that while deputy CIA director, Mr. Tenet had halted a secret intelligence operation at the request of a U.S. ambassador. The officers stated that if Iranian intelligence operatives "kill someone in Europe, [Mr. Tenet] will be to blame."

Mr. Tenet also took credit for Libya's agreement in December to dismantle its nuclear program. However, that operation was initiated by British intelligence, with the support of the CIA, U.S. officials said.