👀 Waltz, SecDef SignalGate | Waltz using Gmail for official business

[ZenMode]

I already alluded to that. Next question: why would Waltz be adding the US Trade Representative? Why does the US Trade office need to know about the strikes? Is the US Trade office designed for OPSEC, filled with people who are trained in those procedures? It is not.

Because it's intended to open up Red Sea commerce?

 

[Bobfripp]

Steve Witkoff, the president’s special envoy for the Middle East, who was on the group chat, was receiving the texts while in Moscow

Unreal, absolutely unreal.

 

[breepf]

Does Ramrouser also not realize that his username reads as if he likes to jack off rams?

 

[dukeman92]

Does Ramrouser also not realize that his username reads as if he likes to jack off rams?

I just wonder if he realizes when the bombs start falling it won't matter how much Trump slurping he did.

 

[whatntarnation]

Reading the communication between Vance, Hegseth, etc. and listening to the administration's response I'm blown away by how immature and child like they sound. It is embarrassing and, as we can see, dangerous.

 

[superrific]

Because it's intended to open up Red Sea commerce?

Everything affects commerce. If that was the standard, the trade rep would be the president.

In reality, of course, most people can understand that the USTR has specific duties that relate to international trade in a certain way, without being co-extensive with the whole concept of commerce.

In the old days -- you know, back when it was expected for people given top secret clearances to pass a security check -- the reason not to include USTR would be obvious based simply on the fact that the USTR people aren't going to have the highest clearances. They don't need them, because their work doesn't involve them, and obtaining the highest security clearances would be a waste of time and potentially deprive USTR of talent in a field that's not exactly brimming with brilliant people (and to know why, you only need watch Quiz Show).

 

[EyeballKid]

Reading the communication between Vance, Hegseth, etc. and listening to the administration's response I'm blown away by how immature and child like they sound. It is embarrassing and, as we can see, dangerous.

They really are the asshole bullies who peaked in high school and haven’t developed since then.

 

[altmin]

It's like members of one of the frats from 80s movies like Revenge of the Nerds got together post-graduation, couldn't figure out what to do with their lives because they had spent the previous four years binge drinking, and were like "hey, bro, let's go into politics!"

And here we are.

 

[farce©]

Keep howling at the moon!
3. No actual breach of security occurred.

And DUI isn't a crime unless you have an accident that hurts someone or their property.

 

[BlueSteel]

Maybe it's a bad idea for the country to sell out all its principles, erode our liberties and civil rights, and elect nincompoops based on imagined threats that have no basis in reality. Why y'all so scared of everything? Living in fear, my god.

It's because Fox News. Fox News has managed to brainwash and cultivate a population of fact-ignorant sissies. Like Pandemic Blue, for example.

 

[sringwal]

BlueSteel. I'm really going to need you to bring up the fact that you aren't Pandemic Blue as much as possible. It helps me remember which of you is which.

 

[BlueSteel]

He looks deranged.

He was a Fox News anchor. Of course he's deranged.

 

[BlueSteel]

BlueSteel. I'm really going to need you to bring up the fact that you aren't Pandemic Blue as much as possible. It helps me remember which of you is which.

Huh? You're being sarcastic, right?

 

[HintonJamesHeel]

Waltz and/or Hegseth have to go. Likely Waltz but this is an unbelievable breach.

 

[superrific]

Huh? You're being sarcastic, right?

1. Huh? is an entirely different poster.
2. I took the issue to be similarity in user names, not posting styles.

 

[Duke Mu]

 

[sringwal]

Huh? You're being sarcastic, right?

What super said.

 

[Ramrouser]

Ooof. This ain’t a good look, brother. Even by your standards of reflexively defending literally anything and everything Donald Trump, to say that there was no breach of security is astonishingly dumb. I mean, they literally were texting about actual attack plans involving active duty United States military personnel who were dropping munitions on enemy targets in enemy territory. Are you really going to try to act like this is a giant nothing burger with a straight face? Come on, now. You can still love Donald Trump and also accept that this is a colossal national security failure that needs to be rectified with resignations or firings.

No doubt Pete shouldn't have been identifying the timing for the attacks but at least no information of individual sources, specific weaponry to be used and units involved in the attack. I've already said they should admit they erred and move on.

As for firing, name me one Biden official or military official that was fired for the Afghanistan debacle or any other screw up?

 

[336Heel]

Waltz and/or Hegseth have to go. Likely Waltz but this is an unbelievable breach.

It is an unbelievable breach but neither one is going anywhere. This administration does not GAF and there's nobody that can make them.

 

[Duke Mu]

And DUI isn't a crime unless you have an accident an hurt someone or their property.

Posts like Ramalamadingdong's are why I left the Republican party.