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| White House peeved at Pentagon leaks |
| 2013-08-31 |
| [POLITICO] Many of the leaks about U.S. strike plans for Syria, a copious flow of surprisingly specific information on ship dispositions and possible targets, have been authorized as a way for President B.O. to signal the limited scope of operations to friends and foes. But a number of leaks have been decidedly unauthorized -- and, according to B.O. regime sources, likely emanating from a Pentagon bureaucracy less enthusiastic about the prospect of an attack than, say, the State Department, National Security Council or Obama himself. "Deeply unhelpful," was how one West Winger described the drip-drip of doubt. "They need to shut the f--k up," said a former administration official. "It's embarrassing. Who ever heard this much talk before an attack? It's bizarre." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 Isn't a Peeve a sort of small dog? |
| Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain 2013-08-31 23:54 |
| #2 The WH is peeved over leaks? The WH is leakier than a sieve; leakier than senior citizens at an urology clinic. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2013-08-31 19:54 |
| #1 So this administration has spent five years degrading the military and giving out secrets which may have led to the shoot down of a helicopter full of top troops and also the not-rescue in Benghazi. "Your Military"? At best you are a stuttering clusterFk when off script and merely insulted both the civilian contract with government and military oath to the Constitution. At the same time, taking an active policy of governing by leaking, cynically to set unpopular policy without fingerprints. Those in government and the military either seeking favor or just trying to figure the plan and just following the White House example. So yeah, great idea. Throw the Pentegon under the bus. Sounds like you have some credibility issues over there already, I'm sure this leak by your unknown sources is going to really help that. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2013-08-31 12:52 |