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Russian Bounty on U.S. military in Afghanistan.
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/polit...utm_term=image
Pentagon chief confirms he was briefed on intelligence about Russian payments to the Taliban
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper confirmed Thursday that he had been briefed on information regarding Russian payments to the Taliban, seemingly acknowledging that Russia's support for the militant group in Afghanistan is not a "hoax," as President Donald Trump has claimed. However, Esper also made clear that he has not seen intelligence that corroborates claims that American troops were killed as a result of the "bounty" payments, walking a delicate line between acknowledging a well-known threat and potentially clashing with the President.
He went on to tell lawmakers that he had seen intelligence about Russian payments to the Taliban in February.
The top US general overseeing operations in the Middle East and Afghanistan said Tuesday that the intelligence concerning Russian operatives offering bounties to Taliban-linked militants was "very worrisome" but that it wasn't solid enough to hold up in a court of law.
While there are still unanswered questions about intelligence on Russian bounties after Thursday's hearing, the testimony from top military leaders will likely reinforce bipartisan concerns about the broader US effort to deter Russia and other foreign governments from supporting militant groups in Afghanistan.
Milley acknowledged that the Trump administration was "perhaps not" doing "as much as we could or should" to deter Russia and other foreign governments from supporting militant groups in Afghanistan.
Yet Trump continues to remain silent and absolutely not promise to get to the bottom of this. There is absolutely no reason that the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs can say we'll get to the bottom of things but the president can't, steps being taken behind the scenes or no.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostSo were you lying or mistaken when you said we didn't know that Trump asked Russia back into the G7?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Mountain Man View Post"...still unanswered questions about intelligence on Russian bounties..."
"....wasn't solid enough to hold up in a court of law."
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostThis statement is a lie. You were, at minimum, mistaken since you said something which is objectively false.
Please stop lying.
The good thing, however, is that you make JimL look like a stable genius!
Because accused of lying by a guy who made himself a "bold faced liar" is quite amusing.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostYou are so boneheaded --- I was being quite dismissive of your idiotic rambling. You obsession with connecting things in such a way that they mean what you want them to mean. Your latest little psychotic episode where you indicted yourself as a "bold faced liar" convinced me you're not worth civil discourse.
The good thing, however, is that you make JimL look like a stable genius!
Because accused of lying by a guy who made himself a "bold faced liar" is quite amusing.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostThat's fine but you still shouldn't lie, even to an "enemy."
Second, it actually IS acceptable to lie to an enemy. We do it in warfare, it was approved in the Bible.... Rahab is a classic example.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostLaughing. First, I don't consider you an enemy at all - I consider you a screwball.
BTW, this screwball told you Texas was going to melt down just like is happening (and next week is going to be worse according to Abgott). So which of us is actually unmoored from reality?
Second, it actually IS acceptable to lie to an enemy. We do it in warfare, it was approved in the Bible.... Rahab is a classic example.
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Originally posted by DivineOb View PostQuotation marks, how do they work?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostOn the sofa?
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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