The templars at Kirkwall were his suboridnates, he could prevent them becoming red templars if he was a good Commander.
I don't think you understand how red lyrium works and how much all this crap is the Chantry's fault. Cullen kept a powder keg from exploding for longer than most.
If Leliana is a good spymaster, she should have a clear plan for succession. Even more so with Cullen.
Lol. So they should, effectively, give up on all their hard work because some zero to hero thinks they know better? Too much rides on the Inquisition to give any one person that much power. Part of the Inquisition's strength is that they are able to delegate work to people who handle it better. Leliana doesn't tell Cullen how to train his troops or where to send them, Cullen doesn't tell Josephine how to deal with crappy nobles, Josephine doesn't dictate where Leliana sends her scouts and spies. The Inquisitor doesn't kowtow to her advisors, but neither do they defer all their decisions to her- in fact, they do the intelligent thing, which is offer options when avaliable and work with what they have if there really aren't viable alternatives.
Dictatorships have a tendency to fail for a reason. Even Kings with divine right that had more brain cells than a turnip listened and heeded their advisors.
No they aren't it is position as i said no one can replace spymaster commander and ambassador such statement is just ridiculous because it would mean inquisition have monopol on those and they don't.I provided examples of people who would fit into such functions so point they are irreplaceable is simple wrong because they aren't because as i have said there is plenty people that could take their fuction. Execpt people like briala and marjolene and many that are similar to them.
Leliana and cullen are tied to the chantry and josephine to antiva we didn't know they would serve their ties at least josephine and cullen examples don't see problem with recruitment .
"Bull spies" are qunari spies not inquisition not bull ,spies that lelina operates belong to inquisition and are members of it... it is like saying that inquisitionsoldiers are cullen soldiers
The Inquisition doesn't have a monopoly. What they do have are three advisors who have consistently shown that their loyalties are to the Inquisition- not to the Chantry, not to Antiva, not to the Templars. Leliana and Cassandra flat out told the highest ranking member of the Chantry left to shut his gaping mouth hole, Cullen had already left the Templar order, and Josephine came at the behest of Leliana to serve the Inquisition, not the Chantry.
Briala and Marjolaine are no where near the level of Leliana at her height. Briala's elves serve mostly in Orlais, and they're committed to the cause of elven freedom, not the Inquisition. Marjolaine never shows any sort of extensive spy network. Neither had the initial financial backing of the Divine.
So let's reiterate: Leliana's spies? They answer to Leliana. In what universe would she willingly hand them over during a major crisis when no one has shown that they can take the reins? Sure, this person keeps flapping their gums about how they're the big boss and they should decide everything- which is a pretty good sign that they're talking with their ego and not their brain. The Inquisitor shows exactly zero aptitude in not only understanding how a spy ring works, but how to keep it running while you look for a suitable replacement. Spymasters are not identical, and this is made more problematic because the job inherently demands you to plan ahead in ways that the opposition doesn't understand. What you're suggesting is that you can set up a Gliński board, start a game, and then swap one of the players halfway through and expect them to understand what the previous player was doing. There are too many pieces and possibilities to assure victory, and that is your primary goal- not to assuage some Inquisitor who feels that they need to impress their authority by tossing out the best of the best because you don't like their attitude.