The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
"I just hate bailing out europe again" "I fully share your loathing of european free-loading" (screeneshots in the article)
if any of you were wondering what our "allies" think of us.
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Honestly the biggest takeaway for me is that apparently, they talk like this in private as well. In other words, they do seem to actually believe what they say. Or at least believe that they have to keep up appearances to each other.
Even more disturbing is that if we have evidence of one Signal chat that must mean they regularly use non-official communications channels to discuss things like this. That means no formal record retention, no safeguards against export control and protection of classified information, and no pathway for transparency. These communications are entirely FOIA proof such that the American people have no way to even attempt to obtain information through legal channels from government officials.
Isn't every top politician keeping part of their professional communication out of such requests at this point? Not just Hillary's #butteremails but I seem to remember instances where Ursula vdL did that, even Merkel texted certain things (definitely [non-sarcastically] just a coincidence that all of the people I named are women).
They called it the "Rutte doctrine" in the Netherlands, under previous prime minister (and current NATO chief) Mark Rutte, if you need a male example.
Up until I read this I thought they were just evil. But no, they are actually morons who really believe that the US protects Europe out of the goodness of its heart.
They don't "protect Europe" they just protect their own economic interests, that happen to coincide with European ones
Sort of a shame these goons don't seem to understand even that
Yeah. Seeing them post prayer and flag emojis feels just ... weird. They look like caricatures of themselves.
And why do they call Donald "the president"? To distance themselves? Out of respect? Because that's just how you're supposed to do it?