Bill to Block US Funding of Terrorists Introduced [semi-satire]

Semi-News/Semi-Satire ^ | 18 Dec 2016 | John Semmens

[John Semmens]

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ken) have co-sponsored the "Stop Arming Terrorists Act" to stem the flow of US tax dollars going to Middle Eastern terrorist groups. That such legislation might be necessary is shocking.

"If you or I gave money, weapons or support to al-Qaeda or ISIS, we would be thrown in jail," Gabbard said. "Yet, our own government has been covertly funneling American tax dollars to a series of Islamic fanatics for years. This is madness."

Massie maintains that "madness is too mild a term to use. The CIA has been arming bloodthirsty jihadis in multiple countries. This has amped up the carnage to levels of truly hideous magnitude. Monstrous would more accurately describe what our government has done. It must stop."

According to Massie, "the bill would prohibit the U.S. government from using American taxpayer dollars to provide funding, weapons, training, and intelligence support to terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS, or to countries who are providing direct or indirect support to those same groups."

CIA Director John Brennan opposes "the bill's unwarranted restriction of the Agency's flexibility in carrying out the Administration's policy around the globe. These politicians don't have the necessary expertise to judge what we do. Even worse, the idea that members of Congress would go public with this information strikes me as disloyal and treasonous. This is a threat that I think merits a more aggressive response."

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[WhatNot]

[Bogie]

Trump is going to have to fire people at the CIA before things can get better.

[WhatNot]

Fire, prosecute, jail, whatever it takes, but one thing is for sure it won’t be easy. Keep him and all his administration in prayer.