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DetlefK

(16,423 posts) Tue Jul 25, 2017, 07:20 AM Jul 2017

Trump confirms existence of covert CIA-operation in Syria... via Twitter. (Of course.)

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/donald-trump-cia-syria-rebels-twitter-tweet-covert-operation-us-president-secret-a7858351.html?amp

Donald Trump appears to have inadvertently confirmed the existence of a covert CIA programme in a Twitter post.

In a series of tweets, the US President attacked The Washington Post in connection with a story about the termination of US efforts to aid rebels fighting to oust Syria's President Bashar al-Assad.

He wrote: "The Amazon Washington Post fabricated the facts on my ending massive, dangerous, and wasteful payments to Syrian rebels fighting Assad."

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The tweet appeared to refer to a report claiming the US President was phasing out the secret programme to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels, a policy began by Barack Obama in 2013.

It had been a covert programme until Mr Trump's tweet confirmed its existence.

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"If the media reports are true, the President of the United States just confirmed a CIA covert action program. On Twitter," Ned Price, a former CIA employee, wrote on Twitter.

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I wanted to write a snarky remark, but I'm somehow at a loss of words.

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Trump confirms existence of covert CIA-operation in Syria... via Twitter. (Of course.) (Original Post) DetlefK Jul 2017 OP

God only knows what Putin has been able to get him to "let slip" Tanuki Jul 2017 #1

Another intelligence leak from the leaker-in-chief dalton99a Jul 2017 #2

republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief PISSES on America's war-zone assets Achilleaze Jul 2017 #3

Leaker-In-Chief Nitram Jul 2017 #4

It's not covert any more mdbl Jul 2017 #5

He did this shit on purpose YCHDT Jul 2017 #6

Damn, he steps in dog shit nearly every day. Ilsa Jul 2017 #7

Um, if the WaPo knew about it, how covert was it? Roland99 Jul 2017 #8

Well, still sorta-covert. The US-government didn't acknowledge that the operation in fact existed. DetlefK Jul 2017 #10

The guy lurches from one piece of stupidity to the next. PatrickforO Jul 2017 #9

Tanuki

(14,933 posts)

1. God only knows what Putin has been able to get him to "let slip"

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 07:39 AM

Jul 2017

dalton99a

(81,730 posts)

2. Another intelligence leak from the leaker-in-chief

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 07:40 AM

Jul 2017

Achilleaze

(15,543 posts)

3. republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief PISSES on America's war-zone assets

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 07:41 AM

Jul 2017

and ultimately on America's security.

Why do the republicans let assclown Comrade Casino compromise the safety of our American assets in a war zone?

Nitram

(23,047 posts)

4. Leaker-In-Chief

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 08:21 AM

Jul 2017

When his paid escorts aren't taking a leak on him, that is.

mdbl

(4,976 posts)

5. It's not covert any more

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 08:25 AM

Jul 2017

what an idiot. Taking lessons from Dick Cheney I see. Why are repuglicans trying to hurt those working for America?

YCHDT

(962 posts)

6. He did this shit on purpose

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 08:30 AM

Jul 2017

Ilsa

(61,721 posts)

7. Damn, he steps in dog shit nearly every day.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 09:08 AM

Jul 2017

But somehow, the IC can't manage to disrupt his Twitter comm. Why can't they deploy malware to stop him?

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

8. Um, if the WaPo knew about it, how covert was it?

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 09:20 AM

Jul 2017

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)

10. Well, still sorta-covert. The US-government didn't acknowledge that the operation in fact existed.

Reply to Roland99 (Reply #8)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:19 AM

Jul 2017

Until Trump, a government-employee, gave an official confirmation "Yes, this covert operation you read about in the WaPo, it's real."

I mean, everybody knows that the US Airforce is building and testing top-secret experimental planes at Area 51. It's almost an open secret, because the evidence is undeniable. But the government has never confirmed it.

PatrickforO

(14,614 posts)

9. The guy lurches from one piece of stupidity to the next.

Reply to DetlefK (Original post)

Tue Jul 25, 2017, 10:03 AM

Jul 2017

We never know what we'll wake up to, do we?

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