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Originally Posted by janmcn
Whatever the President decides to do will require congressional approval. Our congress will not debate this issue for two weeks. Let's hear from people with top, top, top secret clearances, then before the vote is taken, we can all voice our opinions to our elected representatives.
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Nothing to disagree with there about the process, debate etc ... except having worked in that area for many years, I can tell you strategies are always on the table and evolve. Saying you don’t have one is never an acceptable answer. Maybe he misspoke ... let's hope, and Boogie had some good comments here. However, given other factors that imply lack of seriousness, the comment did not build any confidence in my view. My issue with that is, whether misspoken or not, it portrayed confusion and weakness, and that emboldens enemies vs deterring them.
However, more to the point, I get the distinct sense --especially with your most recent comments --that you don't think the threat is significant or real, hence you say wait until the people with clearances speak and the process completes. Or maybe you just feel you don’t have enough information to come to a conclusion. Am I summarizing where you stand on the threat correctly??