Politics Trump's loose lips may get spy killed

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Wouldn't the unnamed sources be as complicit by leaking this to the press (who would also endanger the life of this spy), where it would get worldwide attention?

    Aren't the real loose lips on the people who leaked this to the press?
     
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    Well, nobody is complicit, obviously, because it didn't happen.... right?
     
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    an article was written.
     
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    Who is your source? Until the writer says that he wrote the article.... I'm going to say fake news.
     
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    You're just trying to trick me into downloading one of those ransomware viruses.
     
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    the cuck porn websites you visit do that for you
     
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    The Ruskies had press in there and they are friends with Assad Govt. So between the Russians and their press, the info would likely have gotten into the wrong hands, at least likely enough that the Israeli spy inside ISIS would have had to been evacuated either way, ruining the stream of inside information.
     
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    Our allies aren't going to share important Intel with us anymore because Trump can't keep his fucking mouth shut.
     
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    It has been reported on NY Times, NBC, CNN that the individual is Israeli. What ISIS would do if they found an Israeli agent in their midst is not pretty to contemplate. Makes me wonder what kind of reception Trump will get if he goes through with planned visit to Israel. OTOH, he would be welcomed in Saudi Arabia, where they agree with him on women and he has hotels.
     
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    because... reuters.

    No legs.

    http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-putin-idUSKCN18D1EA?il=0

    Officials have told Reuters Trump's alleged disclosure of classified information to Russia's foreign minister is unlikely to stop allies who share intelligence with Washington from cooperating.

    That view was reinforced on Wednesday when British Prime Minister Theresa May said her government had confidence in its relationship with the United States and would continue to share intelligence with Britain's most important defense and security ally.
     
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    Nikolokolus There's always next year

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    Yes Denny, but what about the actual act of giving away secrets that might get an ally's asset killed? This is not defensible.

    Here's a fun counterfactual: what would your response have been if this was Obama or Clinton?
     
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    How do we know that some asset might be killed?

    The leak of secret information is in the press, not in the meeting between Trump and the Russians.

    As for Obama/Clinton, if Trump sends people out to lie, like "it was a youtube video," then I have equal problem with Trump administration as with Obama/Clinton.

    The evidence we know as fact are:
    1) Trump in no way compromised sources
    2) Israel is claimed to be the source, but says they have full confidence in its relationship with the US and looks forward to deepening that relationship

    If anyone is compromising sources, it's leaked information printed in the news media or reported on TV.

    If there's real evidence McMaster is lying or deceiving the public, then I have HUGE problems with the administration. Haven't seen it yet.
     
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    All smoke and no fire huh? Just some giant MSM conspiracy to derail this administration? Or a cabal of unscrupulous leakers undermining their boss at every turn?

    Occam's Razor suggests a simpler explanation. This is a grossly incompetent man who is used to taking ethical shortcuts. This is exactly how he's run his businesses for thirty years, why would that change just because of a change of job title and address?
     
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    Giant MSM conspiracy. Yep.

    They announced it on Jan. 20, and they continue to talk about their objectives.

    Specifically, they think if they can drive Trump's approval rating to 35%, republicans will jump ship and consider impeachment.

    https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...ident-trump-has-begun/?utm_term=.6d033cea7406

    The campaign to impeach President Trump has begun
    By Matea Gold January 20

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efforts_to_impeach_Donald_Trump

    Immediately after his inauguration, The Independent and The Washington Post each reported on efforts already underway to impeach Trump

     
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    This sums up just about everything about this administration nicely. No conspiracies. Just a corrupt businessman who doesn't know what he's doing and is riding his reputation from one failed venture to another.
     
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    I'm not saying that the media isn't opposed to Trump, but to suggest they can whip up impeachable offense out of thin air, by fabricating stories to tank his approval ratings, overlooks one key fact: there has to be some actual grist for the mill to work. Trump or his surrogates have to cross some legal and ethical boundaries before the Republican Congress is going to risk their careers to bother with impeachment proceedings.
     
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    I'm pretty sure DC knows Trump is impeachable, he's just pissed that the MSM is reporting on it.
     
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