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Nov 16Author

She also accused Trump of violating the Constitution when he eliminated Qassem Soleimani in 2020. So who recommended her to Trump? Those bastions of foreign policy genius, BFFs Tucker Carlson and Don Jr.?

Time to say "aloha" to Tulsi -- and I mean "aloha" as in meaning "goodbye."

I don't know which is the worst of Trump's trifecta of derp: Gaetz, Gabbard, or RFK Jr.

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While I disagree strongly with her on that, there are some legal arguments to be made that are substantive about that action.

But actively spreading Russian talking points? Hard no.

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Nov 17Liked by Irene Kenyon

Good analysis! We need a steady, knowledgeable hand running our nation's intelligence apparatus. Speaking as a history nerd, the intelligence community has been all over the map even before the ink was dry on NSA 47, and learned some very painful and costly institutional lessons along the way (don't get me started on the Dulles brothers). But when they get their poop in a group, they work magnificently. In 2017(?), I understand the CIA managed to burn an absolute crap-ton of Russian agents (at least that's what I heard on a podcast).

The main thing is, national intelligence does not need cowboys (see Dulles bros) or dilettantes (and TG is definitely a dilettante) running the show.

Side note: And Tulsi needs to do a *HELLUVA* lot more before I believe she's switched her views on the 2A. Imma need to see some Road to Damascus level shit before I buy what she's selling.

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Five Eyes U.S. wing renamed, "Cyclops"

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She is going to be WAY over her head... And vulnerable to those deep staters that like to 'play' games with intel and who gets to see what. It doesn't bode well for her.

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She’s ill equipped to handle intelligence. It’s not the IC that is going to undermine her. It’s the foreign states. She’s already fallen victim to their manipulations.

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