Posted on 12/16/2016 11:55:00 AM PST by SeekAndFind
With the Russians demanding to see evidence that implicates them in cyber-attacks, President Barack Obama is vowing retaliation for hacking operations aimed at interfering with the U.S. election.
“I think there is no doubt that when any foreign government tries to impact the integrity of our elections ... we need to take action. And we will — at a time and place of our own choosing,” the president told NPR on Thursday.
“Some of it may be explicit and publicized; some of it may not be," he added.
The Russians, meanwhile, are scoffing at the accusations as their spy-turned-president, Vladimir Putin, continues a visit to Japan.
“It’s time either to stop talking about this or finally to present evidence,” Putin’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Otherwise it starts to look highly indecent.”
For his part, Putin has kept mum on the issue as U.S. officials say that they have solid evidence that Putin personally ordered and directed the brazen cyber operations, that – in notable cases – saw the private emails of prominent Democrats spilled out into public view.
“Mr. Putin is well aware of my feelings about this, because I spoke to him directly about it,” Obama told NPR, referring to a sideline discussion between the two leaders at a G20 summit in China this past September.
But while the Russians attempt to deflect, the intelligence community remains steadfast in their assessment.
“They know with a near certainty that Putin was involved – that’s not something they say lightly,” Richard Clarke, an ABC News consultant who served in the administrations of Presidents Reagan, Clinton and both Bushes. “That's something they say when they do have a smoking gun.”
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Obama’s pissed Trump is so easily proving his legacy to be empty.
I also think Obama’s oligarch, statist masters want to continue to push a new Cold War with Russia.
Retaliate, vacation for 2 weeks, and then vacate.
I wonder if the Russians are foolish enough to believe that Obama and Trump are working together for a seamless policy transition? Nahhh...
“Retaliate” will be more like “bloviate.” Obama and crew are relentless in lawfare, but against a creditable physical adversary, they melt like chocolate in the hot sun.
“Mr. Putin is well aware of my feelings about this, because I spoke to him directly about it,” Obama told NPR,”
Oooh is he tough! Putin must have been shieting his pants!
“If you like your doctor you can keep your doctor.....”
He’s going to take an incredibly drastic measure - he’s going to unfriend Putin on Facebook...
How about when Demonrat operatives try to “affect the integrity” of US elections, you lyin POS hypocrite?
Hey Opu$$y, instead of screwing off in Hawaii, how about going to Moscow and punch Putin in the nose? Let us know how it goes...
And yet, this BS from the same government who claimed a youtube caused Benghazi. PFFFT!! F’n liars.
If Russia hacked us, then they did it with the expectation that Hillary would be elected. They released non-Hillary emails as a shot across the bow, as a warning to Hillary that they would destroy her presidency with her own emails if she didn’t bow to their will.
"We'll huff and we'll puff and we'll blowwwwww your house down."
WHATAMEGAMORON!!! Pathetic.
If anything did happen it is BECAUSE OF Obama and the nonsense caught on mic with MEdvedev. More flexibility after election he said 5 years ago. Putin knows Obama inside and out. He and Michelle are sick in the head.
Malignant narcissists and power....deadly indeed
Putin would kick both their asses...at the same time...with one hand tied behind him...blindfolded...carrying a 50 lb. pack on his back.
very diplomatic
Anybody here in this country who doesn’t demand evidence is foolish. Obama is making a claim that is ludicrous. There is no indication of any interference in our election.
Wikileaks, including Julian Assange, has stated clearly that their information came from someone other than the Russians. He also said they got nothing from the Russians. The democrats can claim the Russians interfered in our election without any proof.
It holds as much value as a Grand Jury indicting someone. It is just an accusation. Nothing will come of this in the end. It will just die off.
Obama will slither away in January. John Podesta and Hillary Clinton will be able to do nothing with it. No other democrat will either. It will just die.
They WANT Putin to be this big bogeyman. Gives the EU a pretext for building their own military...they need an enemy
0bama is proving he is stupid
Why does this country want to get into so many fing wars?
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