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Entire U.S. Senate to go to White House for North Korea briefing
Ruetors ^ | Apr 24, 2017 | Patricia Zengerle

Posted on 04/24/2017 11:43:09 AM PDT by Mechanicos

All 100 senators have been asked to the White House for the briefing by Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats and General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the aides said.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 115th; korea; nknukes; nkthreat; northkorea; nukes; senate; trump; trumpnk; war; ww3
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To: LS

My take too.
There are very few things that the senate would have to be informed about by the president and THIS team.

Anything the house also would have to be told ? Why just the senate ?


41 posted on 04/24/2017 12:12:38 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: z3n

Sure hope you’re right. We really don’t need this now but it may be necessary.


42 posted on 04/24/2017 12:14:36 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: FourtySeven

Bill Clinton learned people could reside under his furniture.


43 posted on 04/24/2017 12:14:50 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticides, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Mechanicos

Kinda funny. You’d think the white house staff would just go to the senate and address them there??


44 posted on 04/24/2017 12:15:48 PM PDT by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God)
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To: hoosiermama

No details yet, but I’ve read elsewhere that the House has also been called to a briefing sometime today.


45 posted on 04/24/2017 12:16:08 PM PDT by Little Pig
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To: z3n
I disagree. This is so unprecedented it would basically be telegraphing a very serious and yooge decision, which is something Trump has sworn he isn't strategically stupid enough to do. This looks to me like brinksmanship. The bluff of war.

I agree with some of what you say. I could see this meeting with the Senators being useful either way - to bluff NK or to warn our allies we may be ready to attack. Trump wants NK to take the 1st step. If Trump puts enough pressure on Fat Boy he may make a fatal mistake.

46 posted on 04/24/2017 12:17:00 PM PDT by plain talk
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To: PhiloBedo
Pres. Trump is having dinner tonight with Sen. & Mrs. McCain and Sen. Graham
47 posted on 04/24/2017 12:18:16 PM PDT by stylin19a (Terrorists - "just because you don't see them doesn't mean they aren't there")
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To: Mechanicos

Massive leaks ensue.


48 posted on 04/24/2017 12:18:45 PM PDT by grobdriver (Where is Wilson Blair when you need him?)
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To: hoosiermama
They will meet in dining room. (Serving Trump water and a really nice piece of chocolate cake?)

Should have had them bussed to Mar-a-lago.

49 posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:05 PM PDT by kjam22 (America need forgiveness from God)
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To: Mechanicos

Ladies & Gentlemen, on your chairs you will see a charcoal brickette . . .

formerly known as North Korea.


50 posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:06 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: Mechanicos

While nuking their text/launch sites, simultaneously lay down a hundred or so B52 bomb runs over their artillery lines along North Korea's southerner most land area along the border, which is closest to Seoul, SK.

51 posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:08 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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Test sites too...☺
52 posted on 04/24/2017 12:19:42 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: FourtySeven

How will they all fit in the Oval Office?>>>>>>>>>>>>

Oh don’t be silly Ronanjin,

They all will meet in the bowling alley to review the various Kim Jong Un punching bags strung up for group bonding activity.


53 posted on 04/24/2017 12:20:29 PM PDT by Candor7 (i DO)
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To: caww

Japan has sent two destroyers to join our fleet
That makes
China. ....... VS. ....... NK
Russia
South Korea
Japan
Us


54 posted on 04/24/2017 12:20:32 PM PDT by hoosiermama (When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.DJT)
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To: plain talk

I’m not suggesting that this means military action isn’t still possible. Given a long enough timeline on the current course, it’s very probable. I’m just suggesting that it would be strategically stupid to make a move like this tipping your hand that intervention is imminent if at really is. To me it suggest that our I.N.T.E.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. is saying Kim doesn’t think our threats are credible. Basically, he isn’t scared enough to break.


55 posted on 04/24/2017 12:22:32 PM PDT by z3n
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To: pierrem15

Ramp up the A/C for all the hot air.


56 posted on 04/24/2017 12:22:51 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: LS

You are so right.

God help us.


57 posted on 04/24/2017 12:24:16 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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To: z3n

Trump ought to give them all misinformation on his intentions/timelines etc. Lets these Senators leak all that.


58 posted on 04/24/2017 12:25:46 PM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: hoosiermama

Today is Foundation Day of The Korean People’s Army...


59 posted on 04/24/2017 12:25:51 PM PDT by lancium
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To: Common Sense 101

Good point.


60 posted on 04/24/2017 12:26:03 PM PDT by Bigg Red (Vacate the chair! Ryan must go.)
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