Earlier today I received a briefing from the White House’s National Security Advisor, Chief of Staff, and the DNI regarding the New York Times article claiming Russia offered bounties to the Taliban to kill American troops and that President Trump was briefed on these matters.
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I’ve had my differences about the President’s decision to withdraw from some hotspots in the world, but I’ve never questioned his commitment to keep troops safe while they’re in harm’s way.
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The President was not briefed, as there appear to be contradictory analyses of the threat streams gathered by our intelligence community with the most reliable form of intelligence gathering being emphasized.
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The Russians have been involved in Afghanistan dating back to the previous administration and would prefer the United States to leave, thus filling the vacuum.
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I completely understand why the President was not briefed, and I completely understand why action against Russia based solely on this intelligence would be unjustified.
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To the Democrats who want to be harder on Russia: put forward your ideas. I will gladly look at them apart from this incident as I have long had major issues with Putin’s Russia.
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His constant unwavering support of Vladimir Putin. There, I fixed it for you.
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As to the President, the one this that has been consistent is his negligence A second would be your fawning support.
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Whose troops does he protect? Not our allies, the Kurds, or NATO. Turkey’s troops?pic.twitter.com/8ogWASSs1D
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