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Trump's Intelligence Shake-up
Washington Compost ^ | July 29, 2019 | David Ignatius

Posted on 07/29/2019 7:52:20 PM PDT by James Thomas

Among intelligence professionals, President Trump’s nomination of an inexperienced, partisan politician to oversee America’s spy agencies prompted deep dismay — but also a stolid reaffirmation of the spymaster’s credo: Let’s get on with it.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Conspiracy
KEYWORDS: 2020election; cia; davidignatius; dchandwringing; districtofcolumbia; dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; dni; election2020; jeffbezos; joescarborough; mediawingofthednc; mikabrzezinski; morningjoe; msnbc; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; smearmachine; washingtoncompost; washingtonpost
This is another defense of what Obama, Hillary, et al did to Trump. However, there may be some news in the third paragraph. If the siege to which the veteran CIA station chief is referring is being conducted by Mr. Durham, I am one happy guy.
1 posted on 07/29/2019 7:52:20 PM PDT by James Thomas
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This is the best sign that Trump picked the right guy. The big question is whether he is too independent to be confirmed by the Senate.


2 posted on 07/29/2019 7:56:39 PM PDT by montag813
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Gee. Just like Harry Truman did when he created the CIA in the first place, to put all the intelligence agencies under the political control of the White House.


3 posted on 07/29/2019 7:59:26 PM PDT by Flatus I. Maximus (There are lies, damned lies, and the Washington Post.)
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From the article: "The most successful DNI since the creation of the post in 2004 was Coats’s predecessor, James R. Clapper Jr."

Who is the author of this article trying to lie to? Unbelievable!!

4 posted on 07/29/2019 8:00:38 PM PDT by Ken522
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Kind of the reverse of the key scene from the film “Freaks”.

Not, one of us.
Not, one of us.
Not, one of us.

Come to think on it, it’s what the “Swamp” has been saying about Trump all along.


5 posted on 07/29/2019 8:08:00 PM PDT by fella ("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; ...

6 posted on 07/29/2019 8:12:05 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: Ken522

I laughed out loud at that one.


7 posted on 07/29/2019 8:20:58 PM PDT by James Thomas
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Whiners will whine.

Nominee Ratcliffe, if confirmed, should use the opportunity to weed out undesirables.

8 posted on 07/29/2019 8:24:52 PM PDT by chief lee runamok (expect nothing)
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To: montag813

This is literally the PR tool “journalist” for the seditionist Deep State. There’s a double entendre in that “let’s get on with it.”

They want to stop everything and all but announcing the stakes.


10 posted on 07/29/2019 9:05:26 PM PDT by romanesq (MAGA Coalition sues QAnon & will expose the QAnon grifters!)
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lol the problem is you could literally put ANYBODY in there now, regardless of experience and have them be more honest, hardworking and effective than the folks who have been broomed out the door over the last few years. WaPo will gladly ignore the corruptness and poltical bias that previously existed (and probably still does) to bash Trump as “consolidating” IC under his command.


11 posted on 07/30/2019 6:36:51 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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lol the problem is you could literally put ANYBODY in there now, regardless of experience and have them be more honest, hardworking and effective than the folks who have been broomed out the door over the last few years. WaPo will gladly ignore the corruptness and poltical bias that previously existed (and probably still does) to bash Trump as “consolidating” IC under his command.


12 posted on 07/30/2019 6:36:51 AM PDT by MrRelevant
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Only partisan libs, deep state trolls, in the IC, think this way.


13 posted on 07/30/2019 7:13:26 AM PDT by KC_Conspirator
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