Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24467536-20140422132322/@comment-24675861-20140422224537

"Those who don't learn from history are doomed to repeat it." Operation Paperclip, in reality, was more helpful than harmful. That's how we got Einstein and the nuclear bomb to stop WWII.

For it to backfire on S.H.I.E.L.D. is unfortunate, but I think that it was  unavoidable. They underestimated Zola' s loyalty to HYDRA, especially since he wasn't a cyanide-popper. Raina's not having the eye piece might be the same, but her disillusionment with Garrett may be the difference...