CNN's Begala: We should be debating 'whether we should blow up' Russian Intel agencies

The Hill ^ | July 14, 2017 | Joe Concha

[2ndDivisionVet]

CNN political analyst Paul Begala suggested on Thursday night the Trump administration should be arguing "how many sanctions we should place on Russia or whether we should blow up the KGB, GSU or GRU" by "retaliating massively."

“We were and are under attack by a hostile foreign power,” Begala, a former adviser to President Bill Clinton, told Anderson Cooper. “We should be debating how many sanctions we should place on Russia or whether we should blow up the KGB, GSU, or GRU.

The KGB, GSU and GRU are former and current Russian intelligence agencies.

“If I were a Trump supporter, I would want to retaliate massively because it has tainted his victory," Begala added.The commentary comes as headlines were dominated this week by Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton in a June 2016 meeting.

The commentary comes as headlines were dominated this week by Donald Trump Jr.'s meeting with a Russian lawyer who promised damaging information on Hillary Clinton in a June 2016 meeting.

It was also revealed via an exclusive NBC News report on Friday that a former Soviet counter-intelligence officer was at the June 2016 meeting with the president's eldest son.

NBC reports some U.S. officials suspect the former intelligence officer, who was identified as a Russian-American lobbyist, still has ties to Russian intelligence.

NBC did not identify him by name, but the network says he denies having any current ties to the Kremlin.

Trump Jr.'s lawyer told The Hill that the lobbyist mentioned in the NBC report was introduced as a friend of lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya and Emin Agalarov, the Russian pop star whose agent, Rob Goldstone, arranged the meeting.

“He’s a U.S. citizen and not working for the Russian government and my client was introduced to him literally at the meeting,” said Trump Jr. attorney Alan Futerfas of the individual identified by NBC.

Begala has been with CNN since 2002 and once co-hosted "Crossfire" with current Fox News host Tucker Carlson.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Sounds like the Deep State wants to get us killed in a nuclear war with Russia. Why would that be?

[Lurkinanloomin]

The hostile foreign government attacking and colonizing our country is MEXICO.

[Red Steel]

Begala can smack them with his massive forehead.

[TakebackGOP]

“I’ll have more flexibility after the election” Barack Obama

[blueunicorn6]

During the height of The Cold War, when the only Americans the Soviets allowed into the Soviet Union were idiots that they thought could be turned against the United States, Bill Clinton took a trip there.

[Morpheus2009]

They have lost their minds from the hate. Fallen to the dark side and become punks like the new evil Kyle kid in Star Wars.

[bigbob]

WHY do “we” allow idiots like him to spew this nonsense without limit?

Maybe it is time for US to start RESISTING - the idiocy of RussiaRussiaRussia.

[TheTimeOfMan]

Leftist regressives: raving, demented and out of control.

[Regulator]

The hostile foreign government attacking and colonizing our country is MEXICO

And NEVER FORGET that.

Begala is just mad that the Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore, since he was always on their side.

Modern Russia just wants to dominate the oil and gas trade since it's all they've got.

But Mexico and it's evil Caudillo rulers seek to invade, colonize and rule US, and so far they have achieved that success in California, once the jewel in our crown.

[jmaroneps37]

Warmongering Democrats started Civil War. Dragged us into WW I allowed us to be maneuvered into WW II and Korea. Got us into Vietnam and perpetuated Bush’s war. They don’t change the war’s location does.

[alloysteel]

At the moment, the Russian Federation (which is NOT the Soviet Union) is neither ally nor adversary. It is not at all in the interests of either the US or the Russian Federation for anybody to escalate wariness into hostility.

Russians, no matter what, shall still and always be Russians. Their particular ideology makes little difference, as their natural state of mind borders on paranoia at all times. We can feed their paranoia, or we can talk with a level tone of voice and make no sudden moves in their presence.

[areukiddingme1]

Paul Begala, “We Should Debate Whether to ‘Blow Up’ Russian Agencies in Retaliation.”

Whoa, slow down there princess...you’re getting awfully squirrely for such a pajama boy.

While if I had to guess, the toughest thing you ever did was open a difficult jar of pickles, why don’t you just calm down swishy pants before you hurt yourself, take a couple hits off your puffer and chill.

There are adults, actually very adult males now in charge of DOD that took over from your little sister Ashlyn Carter who practically did everything in his power to ruin the world’s most exquisite fighting forces ever assembled in the history of the world.

Here’s a thought Paula, why don’t you go back to hyperventilating about Trump, you know, stick with what you know.

[Lurkinanloomin]

Millions of Mexicans voted for Hillary.
We can’t prove it because they won’t let us have the data.
That is why George Soros has spent so much money buying Secretary of State positions around the country.
They are the final arbiter of who gets to vote.
The system is now so permissive as to be unguarded completely.
There is nothing stopping anyone and some encouraging non-citizens to vote.
It’s the entire purpose of the illegal alien inundation, to outvote us out of our country.
We must get enforcement now or never.

[Redwood71]

“Sounds like the Deep State wants to get us killed in a nuclear war with Russia”

No chance. Russia and the US are the two largest capable nuclear deterrent countries in the world. Both know that launching would be the end of the world. Nothing is gained. And to my knowledge, there are no real nut cases with this type of power within the system from those countries.

If you want to worry about someone, pick a country like North Korea with their nutcase leader who would love to start a war simply because he has nothing to lose or gain. There is evil in the world, and he is part of it. Neither Putin nor Trump is that stupid. And nuclear deterrent is nothing more than the theory of it being utilized. Example, Cuban nuclear crisis which happened long before we all knew the possibility of world destruction. If you ever have watched the movie Wargames, and watched the series of scenarios the computer was testing before deciding to stand down, that’s a really good example even if it was from Hollywood.

rwood

[Mastador1]

Maybe Begala could argue the point from the other side, you know, the side of all the countries that America has meddled with spying and elections, regime change, etc.

Before the hammer comes down on me, all I am saying is let's not be too horrified that someone else tried to do to us what we try to do to everyone else. The reality is every country that can meddles in the politics of other countries to get an advantage. Kind of like the U.N. constantly trying to undermine any Conservative authority in America and the world.

The big joke is that the demonrats and media are just pissed they had competition in screwing with the election.

[Regulator]

It’s the entire purpose of the illegal alien inundation, to outvote us out of our country

Yup. That's the plan.

The Mexican Caudillos long ago identified this as a weakness to be exploited. All they have to do is get their peons into the U.S. and then pay agitators to threaten violence until we hand them the vote?

No problem. Far easier then military conquest. That costs money, illegal immigration not only costs them nothing, they make billions off it.

And eventually they can vote themselves control of the American nuclear stockpile. Think of that: what they couldn't even conceive of they will now control, just by letting Mexicans in the U.S. manufacture the only thing they really know how to make: More of themselves.

And as for Secretaries of State..well, here's the current California SoS:

El Primero Alex Padilla, the "Real American".

Feel safe now?

[A_Former_Democrat]

We should be laughing at them. Ridiculing them They act like spoiled brats, LOSERS, who didn’t get their way

Tell the world the USA has priorities, jobs, national defense, fighting ISLAMIC terrorism. Those who stand in the way with #FakeNews, pure politics, are anti American, who don’t give a rat’s azz about Americans. Don’t care about jobs, or education, or safety.

Time to EXPOSE these bastards for the selfish, un Americans they are. And DRAIN THE SWAMP, starting with hilLIAR. Turn the tables on these MFs, and start investigations and start FIRING people. Start with Mueller, he’s on a witch hunt and he needs to go. Rod R needs to go. Investigate Comey, Lynch, Holder, Obamas. Both of them Seth Rich, Podesta. Lots to look at.

Don’t let them define the narrative, especially a FALSE one. We have MUCH BIGGER FISH to fry

And spread the word. Let your friends and family, online posting, know how you feel. And contact your Congressmen, tell them to start SPEAKING OUT

ENOUGH

[shanover]

I want to be pragmatic and say the USA used to have outstanding intelligence and counterintelligence with the full force of the rule of law and American sovereignty. We need to wake the hell up and secure the borders and kick out every element that does not belong in America or we will sink faster than the Roman Empire.

The only person capable of this is President Trump and he has to delegate accordingly and put a fire under the GOP and his cabinet. Getting ones goat over an a-hole like retread forehead is pointless. We are up to bat and eventually the other side will be up again.

[hawg-farmer - FR..October 1998]

“If I were a Trump supporter,”.. If you were a Trump Supporter You would not be making Stupid comments like this.

For that matter, If you were a Trump Supporter NOW, you would not have been a former adviser to President Bill Clinton back THEN.

What did You advise BC about Saddam Hussein? Hmmm?

[The_Media_never_lie]

What about the hostile domestic propaganda agencies (mainstream media)?