North Korea policy will be the next, mark my word, as the Establishment's appeasement approach which is well entrenched in The Swamp, will make its ugly return in the equitable prosecution of North Korean issues..
Newt Gingrich should have been SOS. Rudy should have been AG.
State Dept. always seems to be anti-Israel, no matter who is POTUS.
The repayment demand, championed by U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, was described as an underhanded attempt by the State Department to derail a campaign pledge by U.S. President Donald J. Trump to improve relations with the Jewish state.
WTF
A rogue career guy at state invents a BS story about Tillerson and Israel...at the behest of his neocon friends in the Orthodox Conservative Commentariat.
And then we have nattering nabobs of negativity on FR taking it as gospel and pissin’ themselves like old women.
...and it’s doubtful Tillerson even knows about a measly $75 million. They are making an “incident” out of nothing.
The fact that anyone believes them is what’s getting out of control.
This is all bullshit disinformation and obfuscation.
You folks have to wise up and realize we are involved in Unconditional Information Warfare. There are impressively strong centers of power in the US Government bent on using every tool and trick at their disposal to prevail. And we’re paying their salaries!
They believe their cheese is at stake with a Trump admin.
And they are proud of their work...you know, like how they have totally screwed up the whole friggin’ world.
It’s us or them.
Tokyo, dude, why do you believe them?
Sounds like State has a bit of partisan politics if not rampant sedition in play. The following would be a alternative to investigation and criminal prosecution of such activities.
If the business about JFK’s 1962 EO 10988 is true, cut a EO abolishing it. Reasonably so, a fifty-plus year old EO is an obsolete bit of work-around patches.
Hand-in-glove with abolition, issue a new EO ordering OPM to bring State’s staffing and conditions of employment into line with 21st Century workplace requirements. Involvement of any State personnel would be at the direction of Secretary Tillerson.
Government employees unhappy with “get’n with the times” are encouraged to seek other employment. Though no announcement has been made, time for federal employees playing silly buggers is over.
Why should we believe this story? I automatically assume it’s fake news until I see Trump tweet it.
As soon as Trump tells me via Twitter that Tillerson and the rest of his cabinet is out to get him, I’ll believe it.
Until then, I’ll assume it’s just more fake news designed to paint a picture of an incompetent administration and a POTUS who breaks all his campaign promises, so that Trump’s supporters will lose faith.
What am I missing? Why do FReepers believe these stories? Serious question.... Is there some reason I’m not aware of that we should be trusting people that lie constantly?
I really want to know.
Maybe “the establishment” actually wants to get us into an unwinnable conflict (because they can make more money). It may be possible to take out the NK artillery and nukes without getting into another such conflict. However, it may be foolish to wait until they can credibly threaten Our bases in Japan, plus Seattle, San Francisco-San Jose, and LA.
Here we have another example of Trump’s agenda being purged. I supported Rudy for Secretary of State.
The Commander in Chief needs to lay down the law with those who are, to quote Jane Eyre, his paid subordinates.
Three words, Mr. President: You’re fired. Worked for Truman against McArthur. Made your reality show a smash hit. Use those words.