Interim DNC chair: Obama admin's response to Russia 'insufficient'

[DonViejo]

Democratic National Committee (DNC) interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile on Thursday called the Obama administration's retaliatory measures for hacking Democratic groups "insufficient."

Brazile said that although she welcomes President Obama's new measures in response to the Kremlin's hacking campaign, the actions of the Russian government should be treated as "attacks on the United States by a foreign power."

"We applaud President Obama for taking these actions in response to the Russian government-sponsored cyberattacks on the DNC, the Clinton campaign, and our free and fair elections. However, more must be done," Brazile said in a statement.

"Today’s action alone by the White House is insufficient. Now it's time for President-elect [Donald] Trump and the Republican leadership in Congress to put our national security before politics and show the American people that they are serious about protecting our democracy," she added.

The Obama administration announced a variety of measures Thursday against Russia in response to a hacking campaign against Democratic groups, including the DNC, leading up to the presidential election.

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[Tatiana]

1. Are you kidding me? I'm so over her.

We don't even know the totality of the actions taken against Russia because they include covert actions.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

3. I'm not a fan either, but what I think she is actually doing

is trying to put Trump on the hot seat by basically goading him to do more than Obama to deal with Russian hacking efforts - in effect she's baiting him by saying Obama didn't do enough, which naturally would make him want to be able to say he "protected America" better than Obama (he ALWAYS has to be better than Obama) by being tougher on the Russians. Of course he won't because Putin is his BFF, but I suspect she's really playing a game here.

[Tatiana]

5. Hmmm....

That could be correct. But it's not as effective as the Republicans saying he didn't go far enough, in my opinion.

[dixiegrrrrl]

6. It was the hack which may have thrown the election.

Her role as head of teh Dem. Party requires her to say what she said.

[Me.]

2. Et Tu Donna

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. I think I might have called it 'a good start' rather than 'insufficient.'