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Trump National Security Team Gets a Slow Start
The New York Times ^ | 1-18-17 | Mark Landler

Posted on 01/19/2017 7:21:09 AM PST by mulder1

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration has written 275 briefing papers for the incoming Trump administration: nearly 1,000 pages of classified material on North Korea’s nuclear program, the military campaign against the Islamic State, tensions in the South China Sea, and every other kind of threat the new team could face in its first weeks in office.

Nobody in the current administration knows whether anyone in the next has read any of it.

Less than three days before President Obama turns the keys to the White House, and the nuclear codes, over to President-elect Donald J. Trump, Mr. Trump’s transition staff has barely engaged with the National Security Council below the most senior levels. His designated national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, has met four times with his Obama counterpart, Susan E. Rice, most recently on Tuesday afternoon.

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TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: fakenews; nyslimes; security; slow; susanrice; susanricelol; team; trump; trumpadm; trumpcabinet; trumpnatlsecurity; trumpsecurity; trumptransition
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To: Resettozero

Apologies not necessary. I’m particularly thrilled that ValJar’s Secret Service detail has less than 24 hours to go.


21 posted on 01/19/2017 7:43:33 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: mulder1

“”a delay in appointing senior National Security Council staff members””

Big lie- most of the staff members will have to be approved by the senate (obviously Pence and Trump are at the top)- o’bummer is providing FALSE reports anyway-
i.e. letting Major terrorists out of gitmo
Bombing Libya
Screwing Israel

The slimey MSM at it again


22 posted on 01/19/2017 7:44:14 AM PST by mj1234
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To: reformedliberal
Not to mention the number of papers/pages seems essentially like overkill.

I think Obama staffers were paid by the word.


23 posted on 01/19/2017 7:44:18 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: mulder1
His designated national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Michael T. Flynn, has met four times with his Obama counterpart, Susan E. Rice, most recently on Tuesday afternoon.

One meeting was sufficient, to say "hi, and GTFO."

24 posted on 01/19/2017 7:44:43 AM PST by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: mulder1

25 posted on 01/19/2017 7:47:18 AM PST by RightGeek (FUBO and the donkey you rode in on)
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To: mulder1

Hate to be a wet blanket....

1) Read Title

2) Read Source = NYSlime

3) Sh**can

(SOP since ‘66)


26 posted on 01/19/2017 7:50:57 AM PST by Unrepentant VN Vet (...against all enemies, foreign or domestic...)
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To: Daniel Ramsey

Vatican Intel might even be better


27 posted on 01/19/2017 7:55:45 AM PST by bronxville (Americanism not Globalism)
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To: mulder1

They can’t get one sentence in without misdirection and peddling garbage


28 posted on 01/19/2017 7:57:35 AM PST by BRL
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To: mulder1
More fake news from the NY Slimes.

Why would the Trump folks be terribly interested in dishonest "analysis" from 0bamorrhoids?

29 posted on 01/19/2017 7:58:54 AM PST by NorthMountain (New York Times is Fake News)
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To: Nifster

Flynn probably met Susan Rice to get the keys to the men’s room


30 posted on 01/19/2017 8:07:46 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: V_TWIN

We all read it already on wiki leaks


31 posted on 01/19/2017 8:09:07 AM PST by silverleaf (Age takes a toll: Please have exact change)
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To: mulder1

Ridiculous. Talk about fake news!


32 posted on 01/19/2017 8:11:47 AM PST by proud American in Canada (May God Bless the U.S.A. (Trump: I will bear the slings and arrows for you, the American people))
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To: mulder1

“Nobody in the current administration knows whether anyone in the next has read any of it.”

As Trump would say, “Why let your enemy know anything?”.


33 posted on 01/19/2017 8:15:55 AM PST by Rebelbase (ABC/NBC/CBS/MSNBC/PBS/CNN/FOX are THE LEGACY MEDIA)
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To: Nifster

They mean neocon national security people. You know, the kind of people who threaten war with China over some reefs in the South China Sea that doesn’t belong to us.


34 posted on 01/19/2017 8:25:35 AM PST by AC Beach Patrol
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To: mulder1
The NYT has turned into 2nd rate ass-whipe
35 posted on 01/19/2017 8:26:30 AM PST by AlphaOneAlpha
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To: mulder1

Trash it. Do your own research, Trump security people. It’s the only way to be sure that the data is not compromised by enemy action.


36 posted on 01/19/2017 8:29:40 AM PST by backwoods-engineer (Trump won; I celebrated; I'm good. Let's get on with the civil war now.)
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To: mulder1

37 posted on 01/19/2017 8:31:41 AM PST by CodeToad (If it weren't for physics and law enforcement, I'd be unstoppable!)
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To: mulder1

“Nobody in the current administration knows whether anyone in the next has read any of it. “

NY Times doesn’t bother to inquire, but writes:

“Trump National Security Team Gets a Slow Start”


38 posted on 01/19/2017 8:37:13 AM PST by VanDeKoik
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To: mulder1
Nobody in the current administration knows whether anyone in the next has read any of it.

Needless NY Slimes scare tactic. What ever will we do?


39 posted on 01/19/2017 8:43:01 AM PST by upchuck (... I'm beyond elated to bid him a permanent farewell. ~ Peter Heck -- peterheck.com)
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To: mulder1

Here’s a news flash for Ms. Rice: It wasn’t a delay. It was intentional. The Reason is clear, YOU LIE so why waste their time.

Now pack your Bags and get OUT!


40 posted on 01/19/2017 8:46:25 AM PST by VRWCarea51 (The Original 1998 Version)
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