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In reply to the discussion: Pentagon Says Trump Was Never Supposed To Share Picture Of Damaged Iranian Launchpad [View all]calimary
(84,675 posts)41. trump Tower? How 'bout something like the Tower of London?
Something prison-ish.
Bastard!
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Pentagon Says Trump Was Never Supposed To Share Picture Of Damaged Iranian Launchpad [View all]
babylonsister
Aug 2019
OP
Correct, they should know by now that they cannot share secret information with this idiot
Perseus
Aug 2019
#18
No, "President" is a title, nothing else, they have to defend the nation, patriotism is higher than
Perseus
Aug 2019
#74
President is the title of the individual legally entrusted with the highest security of the country.
Mike_DuBois
Aug 2019
#75
Why does anybody tell him or let him see anything relating to security, or even of
smirkymonkey
Aug 2019
#4
How did Trump get the pic in. Tweet?take Pic and post? Wouldn't think he has
OAITW r.2.0
Aug 2019
#6
Problem is, Trump can declassify anything he wants, so there is nothing they can do about it.
vsrazdem
Aug 2019
#9
The president can classify or declassify anything at any time without any process
dalton99a
Aug 2019
#37
Of course there's a process. Since when did that stop Trumpy from doing what he wants? n/t
Eyeball_Kid
Aug 2019
#45
Intel agencies revise the level of classified info Fat Donnie will get:
LastLiberal in PalmSprings
Aug 2019
#13
"Yes but" my butt. Joe Biden in no way resembles Trump, so be prepared to refute...
Hekate
Aug 2019
#76
He wanted his base (& Putin) to think he is tough, not a boasting cowardly bluster bluffer
TeamPooka
Aug 2019
#17
But think of the (false) accusations he makes against Hillary and Comey, that they mishandled
tblue37
Aug 2019
#20
Yes he is ... every single time he gets those narcissistic, infantile urges to "show and tell" and
KPN
Aug 2019
#50
He's a security risk, and compromised, but I'm not sure there is anything in that photo that
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#27
What "capability." Iran's? Or, our surveillance capabilities? I doubt the latter is in question.
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#30
That commercial image has nowhere near the resolution of the one Trump tweeted
VMA131Marine
Aug 2019
#57
On the other hand, and I hate defending trump, it could simply put them on notice that we know all
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#59
There is absolutely no reason to downplay the potential impact of this release
VMA131Marine
Aug 2019
#69
Christ, Iran, Russia, China, etc., probably have same, if not better, capabilities.
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#70
Well, apparently you believe what your superiors told you was truth. My experience says
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#85
Thank you. Personally, I find it frustrating that this question even has to be asked right now.
KPN
Aug 2019
#48
+1. "We don't even share a lot of this kind of imagery with our closest allies."
dalton99a
Aug 2019
#46
Trump or one of his aides may have snapped a picture of the image using a cellphone.
Gothmog
Aug 2019
#64