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CIA director downplayed threat from Islamic caliphate as 'absurd'

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Posted by Fred 2014-08-14 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 These people also downplayed OBL and crew, until the morning of 9/11 when they couldn't ignore it anymore. One of Bush's mistakes was not to make public examples of those who contributed to the failure of the security of the nation, pour encourager les autres!

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-08-14 08:55|| 2014-08-14 08:55|| Front Page Top

#2 Strange, very strange:

Obama’s “administration” now suddenly refers to the jihadists invading Iraq as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant [or Islamic Caliphate], rather than the common translation of the abbreviation ISIS that includes Syria.
[my comment in brackets]

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Posted by Besoeker 2014-08-14 09:05|| 2014-08-14 09:05|| Front Page Top

#3 Brennan downplayed the threat? I don't think so. The guy seems to be a whuslim--a white muslim.

Posted by JohnQC 2014-08-14 10:12|| 2014-08-14 10:12|| Front Page Top

#4 "The Nazi party was a feckless bunch of artists and socialists" History is full of fools underestimating their enemies. Brennan is and was always a strategic fool. They have a complete and deep understanding of AQ, sure, but then they only do because they underestimated them at WTC bombing 1, Kobar towers, USS Cole, 911, etc... Now he is saying the same about the more radical islamic threat. I guess he never read Sun Tzu or understands Clausewitz. He knows neither the US or the threat.

Posted by 49 Pan 2014-08-14 11:46|| 2014-08-14 11:46|| Front Page Top

#5 If you don't think the Islamists are worth considering as a lifelong enemy, read Col. Tom Kratman's "Caliphate". I think it's still free on either Baen or Amazon. Good book, and all too realistic.

Posted by Old Patriot 2014-08-14 16:07|| 2014-08-14 16:07|| Front Page Top

#6 Our strategy is â�� shaped by a deeper understanding of al Qaeda's goals, strategy, and tactics

I'd like an S, Pat.

Schlieffen keeps popping into my head.

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-08-14 16:46|| 2014-08-14 16:46|| Front Page Top

#7 Let's see, epic failure of job, spying on Congress, lying about it... And still has his job? CIA needs to be destroyed and rebuilt from the ground up.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-08-14 19:16|| 2014-08-14 19:16|| Front Page Top

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