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Originally Posted by smokedog01
So Trump tweeted that this bounty story is another "hoax". You guys still think so?
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Like so many other times Trump has used the word hoax, this must be defined as to what he means.
Is he saying the story is a hoax, that it did not happen or is he saying reporting that he knew about the report and did nothing is a hoax.
I think he is speaking of the latter when he used the word hoax.
It appears that the CIA is confirming that a career CIA officer who made the call not to inform Trump has been confirmed and the reason she didn't brief Trump is because the CIA/ Intelligence couldn't agree on confirmation.
Then comes the argument that even if it couldn't be confirmed, the President should be briefed.
OK, so he is briefed that this "Might have happened" but we can not confirm it. So what does Trump do with that? Nothing until it can be confirmed of course.
But here is something that is uncomfortable to say but it is history and a fact. We gave weapons to Afghan fighters that killed Russians when they were fighting in Afghanistan. Is the distinction of a bounty really so outrageous as to make a difference in whether we retaliate?
Russia is doing what we did to them, support the other side. That should be enough to sanction the piss out of Russia and Pakistan and anybody that supports the people we are fighting unless of course we shouldn't be there fighting in the first place which would solve the problem of our soldiers being killed for any reason.
Get out of Afghanistan and tell the Taliban that if they support any force trying to kill Americans like Al Qaeda will will seek out and kill their leaders. General Soleimani should be proof enough of our capabilities.
I don't see any reason we should worry about sanctions on Russia. This is another area where Trump can't win politically so why not ask the Democrats what they want to do with regard to Russia and take Russia off the fucking table as something to use against Trump? Do they matter one bit, no, they do not.
