I Ran the C.I.A. Now I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton.

[grossproffit]

During a 33-year career at the Central Intelligence Agency, I served presidents of both parties — three Republicans and three Democrats. I was at President George W. Bush’s side when we were attacked on Sept. 11; as deputy director of the agency, I was with President Obama when we killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.

I am neither a registered Democrat nor a registered Republican. In my 40 years of voting, I have pulled the lever for candidates of both parties. As a government official, I have always been silent about my preference for president.

No longer. On Nov. 8, I will vote for Hillary Clinton. Between now and then, I will do everything I can to ensure that she is elected as our 45th president.

Two strongly held beliefs have brought me to this decision. First, Mrs. Clinton is highly qualified to be commander in chief. I trust she will deliver on the most important duty of a president — keeping our nation safe. Second, Donald J. Trump is not only unqualified for the job, but he may well pose a threat to our national security.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/08/05/opinion/campaign-stops/i-ran-the-cia-now-im-endorsing-hillary-clinton.html?_r=1

[molova]

1. Author says Putin is using Trump

Great piece.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

15. But Trump and Putin are bros

[obamanut2012]

2. k & r

[pnwmom]

3. Thank you!

[avebury]

4. 'In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited

Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation."

from the opinion piece at the link above.

That should be so thoroughly hung around Trump's neck and the necks' of his supporters.

[yardwork]

8. I hope that people still supporting Trump think about this.

[A HERETIC I AM]

9. They won't. n't

[yardwork]

13. I know. It was rhetorical musing.

[Arkansas Granny]

5. I certainly didn't expect to see this kind of endorsement. Wonderful.

[BainsBane]

6. Last sentence

In the intelligence business, we would say that Mr. Putin had recruited Mr. Trump as an unwitting agent of the Russian Federation.

And he did it by appealing to his ego.

[Stuart G]

7. Yes...thanks for pointing out that last sentence...very important coming from him..nt

[Cha]

10. Thank you former CIA Director, MICHAEL J. MORELL

trump musta thought he was so clever touting putin as a supporter.. ooops.

[Koinos]

11. K & R

[spooky3]

12. A great read.

[Native]

14. This should be mandatory reading in the ballot box.

A perfect take-down:

In sharp contrast to Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Trump has no experience on national security. Even more important, the character traits he has exhibited during the primary season suggest he would be a poor, even dangerous, commander in chief.

These traits include his obvious need for self-aggrandizement, his overreaction to perceived slights, his tendency to make decisions based on intuition, his refusal to change his views based on new information, his routine carelessness with the facts, his unwillingness to listen to others and his lack of respect for the rule of law.

I'll be handing this out to every Trump supporter I meet.

Thank you, Director Morell.