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theBDub
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MAR 24, 09:18 PM
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Embarrassing. So many issues with this.
| quote | | Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed war plans in an encrypted group chat that included a journalist two hours before U.S. troops launched attacks against the Houthi militia in Yemen, the White House said on Monday, confirming an account in the magazine The Atlantic. |
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https://www.theatlantic.com...l&utm_campaign=share
Came here to see how it was being spun by this group, but nobody is even talking about it! Thought there would be so much more discussion.
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olejoedad
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MAR 24, 10:32 PM
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theBDub
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MAR 24, 10:43 PM
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Joe, this isn’t some 4D chess move. Trump was asked about it and said he had no idea what the journalists were talking about lol. So indeed, why spin?
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olejoedad
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MAR 25, 06:49 AM
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I'm sure there will be follow-up on this topic.
Admitting that he hadn't heard of it doesn't seem like spin, but 'No comment', or 'OK, that's all for now' would be.
Time will tell....
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82-T/A [At Work]
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MAR 25, 08:14 AM
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Unless it's 4D chess, someone screwed up. But I balk at the headline of "secret war plans."
There was literally nothing in here that even remotely looked like classified information at all.
To that point, Trump had talked about attacking the Houthis rebels and punishing Yemen.
Classified information would look like:
- We received intel from a monitoring station in (wherever) that picked up a communication that stated (whatever)
- We will be sending two warships into the Strait of Hormuz, and will be using F15s to drop ordinance on Yemen, specifically targeting predetermined sites (x and y).
There was literally none of that.
Also... despite my disagreement with the use of these tools (for a variety of reasons I won't get into), the use of Signal is actually approved for use for DoD officials from information provided by CISA (which actually comes from the NSA and given to them to release, but we won't get into that). Furthermore, these policies were implemented under the Biden administration because they were tired of the media narrative that was created by Hillary with her use of external technology. They were also tired of the fact that people were using WhatsApp and Signal on the battlefield as well (which has it's own problems), so the Biden administration authorized it.
There are NSA-approved devices that government officials can and should be using, but they choose not to because it requires them to have to carry an additional device.
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Jake_Dragon
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MAR 25, 10:16 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
There are NSA-approved devices that government officials can and should be using, but they choose not to because it requires them to have to carry an additional device. |
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Boo Hoo. lol I would rather walk around looking like BatMan then the clown that leaked something to the wrong people.
Just because you can do something doesn't mean you should.
I wonder what its like to be responsible for every ****ing government employee out there. No I don't.
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olejoedad
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MAR 25, 10:47 AM
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I'm watching the Senate bearings on this subject now.
I will reserve my comments until this sorts out.
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Vintage-Nut
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MAR 25, 11:09 AM
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Doug85GT
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MAR 25, 12:27 PM
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Look at who crawled out from under a rock to post this. Five months to get over the butt hurt of the ass kicking that Trump handed to your side.
It was NeoCon Waltz who made the error of inviting this reporter into the group. Yet the article is pointedly aimed at Hegseth. I think that speaks volumes about the motivation of the writer. He is going after someone who he knows is loyal to Trump rather than the obvious person responsible.
I hope Waltz gets canned. NeoCons proved in the first administration that they cannot be trusted. It would not surprise me one bit if this is just another NeoCon sabotaging the 2nd administration.[This message has been edited by Doug85GT (edited 03-25-2025).]
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olejoedad
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MAR 25, 01:30 PM
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It appears to boil down to a 'he said, she said' situation.
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