| ▲ | Gabbard Ends Intelligence Report on Future Threats to U.S.(nytimes.com) |
| 18 points by Teever 9 hours ago | 15 comments |
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| ▲ | Bender 9 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| At the same time there are 800 generals being recalled to the states to have an in-person meeting with the secretary of defence in the same location when they could just as easily use their encrypted video conferencing as per usual. Meeting like that in the same location is very risky. Perhaps she was told to reduce intelligence signalling. Let's wait and see if more signals are muted in the coming days. |
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| ▲ | CamperBob2 7 hours ago | parent [-] | | At the same time there are 800 generals being recalled to the states to have an in-person meeting with the secretary of defence... I'll go ahead and propose "Night of the Rubber Knives" for whatever Hicseth has in mind. Hopefully his impending purge won't play out the way he thinks it will. |
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| ▲ | mcswell 5 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Less intel. What could possibly go wrong? |
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| ▲ | sleepyguy 9 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| http://archive.today/LAwug |
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| ▲ | java-man 8 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| At this point, the future threats pale in comparison to the current one - systematic destruction of the United States by a russian agent. |
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| ▲ | treetalker 8 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | A bit ambiguous: are you referring to Trump, Gabbard, or one of the others? | | | |
| ▲ | dsadfjasdf 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | [flagged] | | |
| ▲ | mindslight 6 hours ago | parent [-] | | Not everyone is so eager to go into Trumpist pretend land. Don't pay attention to what people say, pay attention to what they do. And everything Trump has done has benefited China and Russia at our expense. Whether he is a willing agent or just an overconfident dupe might be an interesting academic debate, but either way the results are clear. | | |
| ▲ | nis0s 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | > And everything Trump has done has benefited China and Russia at our expense. How do you mean? If you mean tariffs, then they’re raising revenues at an unprecedented rate. If you mean international relations, then that’s always a fluctuating state between self-interested agents. Nothing is ever really set in stone. | | |
| ▲ | mindslight 3 hours ago | parent [-] | | I mean every single different thing he's done. Raising taxes raises immediate revenue, sure. The problem is all the second order effects down the line. The only halfway sensible policy has been the $100k for H-1B, and even that is being implemented so ham-fistedly as to create pointless harm for individuals (ie diminishing the appeal of the US), while actually benefiting companies that hire foreign labor (one more thing to hold over employees' heads). But I'm not really looking to argue this for the umpteenth time with people who are still buying into the administration's marketing. |
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| ▲ | sleepyguy 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| I’m not surprised, given that the SEE EYE EH has repeatedly demonstrated its inability to accurately predict potential threats to the United States. Its assessments have been far from stellar. It also seems clear that this administration currently views almost everything as a threat to U.S. national security — including its own allies and partners. |
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| ▲ | nopelynopington 6 hours ago | parent | next [-] | | > It also seems clear that this administration currently views almost everything as a threat to U.S. national security — including its own allies and partners. Also furniture, apparently. And escalators. | |
| ▲ | Citizen8396 7 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | The US has 17 other intelligence agencies. I also don't think you have a clear picture of what any of them may or may not be doing. | |
| ▲ | mleo 7 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | Do they often publicize the threats that are predicted and handled? I can’t say for certain, but it seems like the old adage about IT. |
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