Spies keep intelligence from Donald Trump

Cosmo · Feb 15, 2017

-Wall Street Journal

Decision to withhold information underscores deep mistrust between intelligence community and president

U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/spies-keep-intelligence-from-donald-trump-1487209351

tecoyah · Feb 15, 2017

Cosmo said:
-Wall Street Journal

Decision to withhold information underscores deep mistrust between intelligence community and president

U.S. intelligence officials have withheld sensitive intelligence from President Donald Trump because they are concerned it could be leaked or compromised, according to current and former officials familiar with the matter.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/spies-keep-intelligence-from-donald-trump-1487209351

This is perhaps a salvo in the war Mr. Trump has created for himself and is to be expected.
"On Wednesday, former NSA intelligence analyst John Schindler provided some insight into the reaction of national security officials.
“Now we go nuclear,” he*wrote on Twitter. “[Intelligence community] war going to new levels. Just got an [email from] senior [intelligence community] friend, it began: ‘He will die in jail.'”
“US intelligence is not the problem here,” Schindler*added in another tweet. “The President’s collusion with Russian intelligence is. Many details, but the essence is simple.”

If Trump is indeed compromised (and he refuses to clarify), the intelligence agencies would be damaging rather than protecting our country by handing him data.

Cosmo · Feb 16, 2017

It just keeps getting better.

David · Feb 16, 2017

The military getting shut out of the government, our spies actively resisting the president and no chance of impeachment becuase of 1 party rule. I'm smelling a coup brewing.

arcturus88 · Feb 16, 2017

David said:
The military getting shut out of the government, our spies actively resisting the president and no chance of impeachment becuase of 1 party rule. I'm smelling a coup brewing.

I would encourage you and Tecoyah to post as many predictions about Trump as possible. Eventually you may actually get one right, I mean even the blind squirrel stumbles on a nut now and again.

Plus I get a kick out of reading them as time goes by.

:giggle:

David · Feb 16, 2017

arcturus88 said:
I would encourage you and Tecoyah to post as many predictions about Trump as possible. Eventually you may actually get one right, I mean even the blind squirrel stumbles on a nut now and again.

Plus I get a kick out of reading them as time goes by.

:giggle:

So where exactly is this great America? Most agree has the worst to hold the job and he's not even 2 months in yet.

tecoyah · Feb 16, 2017

David said:
So where exactly is this great America? Most agree has the worst to hold the job and he's not even 2 months in yet.

Trumps followers actually do see his actions as great regardless of the effects on themselves or others. It seems they believe whatever he says and do not care or believe any negatives taking place which makes useful communication virtually impossible and completely frustrating.
I have found the best way to deal with this to be accepting of what is happening and await self destruction while hoping the damage is not irreparable.
Attempting discussion is a proven waste of time for now.

Anything you state is easily considered "Fake" at this point.

numan · Feb 16, 2017

tecoyah said:
Trumps followers actually do see his actions as great regardless of the effects on themselves or others. It seems they believe whatever he says and do not care or believe any negatives taking place which makes useful communication virtually impossible and completely frustrating.

Der Fuehrer is always right!

The creed of the lemmings ---

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arcturus88 · Feb 17, 2017

tecoyah said:
Trumps followers actually do see his actions as great regardless of the effects on themselves or others. It seems they believe whatever he says and do not care or believe any negatives taking place which makes useful communication virtually impossible and completely frustrating.

I agree with almost every word in the above quote. What I would change is highlighted below.

Anti-Trump followers actually do see his actions as catastrophic and horrible regardless of the effects on themselves or others. It seems they disbelieve whatever he says and do not care or believe any positives taking place which makes useful communication weird but also kind of funny.

David · Feb 17, 2017

arcturus88 said:
I agree with almost every word in the above quote. What I would change is highlighted below.

Anti-Trump followers actually do see his actions as catastrophic and horrible regardless of the effects on themselves or others. It seems they disbelieve whatever he says and do not care or believe any positives taking place which makes useful communication weird but also kind of funny.

What positives? You got Abe and Bebie (the latter actually unable to stop himself from laughing in Trump's face) thinking he's an idiot. Without Japan we lose East Asia, without Israel we lose the Mideast. Then you have the Russian hacking EVERYONE agrees happened, incompetent Secretaries, lawsuits, a Congressional investigation and a major terrorist attack in his name. It's not that positives are being ignored, it's that there aren't any.

arcturus88 · Feb 17, 2017

David said:
What positives? You got Abe and Bebie (the latter actually unable to stop himself from laughing in Trump's face) thinking he's an idiot.

what positives? (you realize that not being able to see ANY positives makes my case again).

So Bebe smiles and you assume he thinks Trump is an idiot. Maybe he smiles because he's not dealing with a terrorist sympathizer anymore?

David said:
Without Japan we lose East Asia, without Israel we lose the Mideast.

what evidence do you have that we would we lose them? (answer...none)

David said:
Then you have the Russian hacking EVERYONE agrees happened.

its been happening since the invention of the internet. before that they used eavesdropping and leaks and false news.

David said:
incompetent Secretaries, lawsuits, a Congressional investigation

you can't prove incompetency of anyone at this point. lawsuits are always happening with any administration. They should investigate Russia hacking but also the leaks by our intelligence agencies

David said:
a major terrorist attack in his name.

what are you talking about?

David said:
It's not that positives are being ignored, it's that there aren't any.

you're a smart kid, you must realize a statement like this is mere polarized thinking.

David · Feb 18, 2017

arcturus88 said:
what positives? (you realize that not being able to see ANY positives makes my case again).

Keep telling yourself that...

So Bebe smiles and you assume he thinks Trump is an idiot. Maybe he smiles because he's not dealing with a terrorist sympathizer anymore?

He didn't smile. He burst out laughing with a bemused and horrified look on his face.

what evidence do you have that we would we lose them? (answer...none)

The obvious lack of respect? Do you understand how diplomacy works?

its been happening since the invention of the internet. before that they used eavesdropping and leaks and false news.

Before they didn't control our elections. To compare this to intelligence gathering is a false equivalency of the worst sort. You know this, you're just grasping at straws to defend tyre indefensible.

you can't prove incompetency of anyone at this point. lawsuits are always happening with any administration. They should investigate Russia hacking but also the leaks by our intelligence agencies

So sanctuaries that either have 0 understanding of the field or are idelogicly opposed to the vary concept of their departments are the cream of the crop?

what are you talking about?

You know full well.

you're a smart kid, you must realize a statement like this is mere polarized thinking.

Don't give me that crap.

numan · Feb 19, 2017

David said:
The military getting shut out of the government, our spies actively resisting the president and no chance of impeachment becuase of 1 party rule. I'm smelling a coup brewing.

COUP, COUP, KA-CHOO

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arcturus88 · Mar 25, 2019

arcturus88 said:
I would encourage you and Tecoyah to post as many predictions about Trump as possible. Eventually you may actually get one right, I mean even the blind squirrel stumbles on a nut now and again.

Plus I get a kick out of reading them as time goes by.

:giggle:

this was a pretty funny line.

PaulSmith69 · Mar 25, 2019

arcturus88 said:
this was a pretty funny line.

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