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CIA chief warns Trump: Scrapping Iran deal 'height of folly' |
2016-11-30 |
[BBC] The director of the CIA has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that ending the Iran nuclear deal would be "disastrous" and "the height of folly". 'Height of folly' found just to the right. In a BBC interview, John Brennan also advised the new president to be wary of Russia's promises, blaming Moscow for much of the suffering in Syria. In his campaign, Mr Trump threatened to scrap the Iran deal and also hinted at working more closely with Russia. Mr Brennan will step down in January after four years leading the CIA. In the first interview by a CIA director with the British media, John Brennan outlined a number of areas where he said the new administration needed to act with "prudence and discipline" - these included the language used regarding terrorism, relations with Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and the way in which the CIA's own covert capabilities were employed. Mr Brennan offered a bleak assessment of the situation in Syria arguing that both the Syrian regime and the Russians were responsible for a slaughter of civilians which he described as "outrageous". The administration of President Barack Obama has pursued a policy of supporting moderate rebels fighting the Assad regime in Syria. The CIA director said that he believed the US needed to continue that support to help rebels withstand what he called an "onslaught" carried out by Syria, Iran, Hezbollah and Russia. |
Posted by:Besoeker |
#10 There was a news story during the campaign about members of the intel community refusing to brief candidate Trump. Struck me as an abdication of professional responsibility. And more than a little childish. |
Posted by: SteveS 2016-11-30 19:35 |
#9 That is probably why Trump gets few briefings. Under O and Co it is called the Takkiya Report, and is quite suspect. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2016-11-30 14:47 |
#8 Fuck off traitor. |
Posted by: DarthVader 2016-11-30 14:34 |
#7 The good thing is that Trump will soon have his own CIA chief. |
Posted by: JohnQC 2016-11-30 14:10 |
#6 Happened to listen to this on the BBC while driving this AM not realizing it was Brennan. He sounded like an Iranian shill. |
Posted by: Sonny Noodleman4965 2016-11-30 11:22 |
#5 Let's not forget that Brennan converted to the Muslim |
Posted by: Warthog 2016-11-30 09:41 |
#4 It's called "setting terms for surrender." |
Posted by: Pappy 2016-11-30 08:55 |
#3 ... TRANSLATION: "If he starts digging into this, I am SO screwed...not to mention the mullahs promised my compensation would keep rolling in as long as we kept our end of the deal." Mike |
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2016-11-30 08:30 |
#2 Don't you love how the losers seem empowered to make demands and give advice to the winners........when the losers are Dems? |
Posted by: AlanC 2016-11-30 07:27 |
#1 And if you can't trust the CIA, who .... nevermind. |
Posted by: Bobby 2016-11-30 07:23 |