He was told the truth in these matters by his intelligence directorate, all the iron clad assessments, satellite interp, open source—(and closed) , internal docs, He in so many words said, “I don’t want to hear it.” (Added: “because it will prove I was wrong”). So they were shown the door or showed themselves the door. He wants Yes Men. Well he’s got them now.
You have always believed that.
Others have other views.
Some of us are wrong, some of us are right.
How can you speak with any authority about what the President was told or what he said in response during intelligence briefings? None of us know that with any certainty.
See post 4.
I don’t doubt that he will deal with the situation swiftly and effectively. I would rap the fat ass-clown’s knuckles good and hard. I would expect him to do the same, but he has his own judgment, and he hasn’t let us down yet.
Once America was “protected” by Mutually Assurred Destruction. Today we are well protected by a new mechanism. No enemy would do us the favor of vaporizing or large urban centers.