TCTI: Too Crazy Too Ignore
 Dave Ross

Bragging rights

August 16, 2012 @ 8:50 am (Updated: 11:41 am - 8/16/12 )

The latest shot in the presidential campaign: A video called Dishonorable Disclosures, with clips of former CIA agents ripping the Obama Administration.

They believe the administration deliberately leaked details of the operation to kill Osama bin Laden so the president look could brag about it.

And he certainly took credit for giving the order. But he also said this:

"We give thanks for the men who carried out this operation for they exemplify the professionalism, patriotism, and unparalleled courage of those who serve our country."

Covert operations ought to stay covert. Keep the enemy guessing. Except, if you recall, there was a snag, one of the helicopters clipped a wall and couldn't fly. So witnesses had to be left behind, in the custody of the Pakistanis who started telling a different story; that the Seals captured bin Laden alive and then murdered him in front of his family, that there was no armed resistance, that the president was making stuff up.

Presidents hate that. George Bush hated hearing that he somehow made up the "weapons of mass destruction" so he declassified parts of an intelligence report, which got leaked to the press and led to the outing of a CIA agent.

"I thought it made sense for people to see the truth. That's why I declassified the document," said Bush. "You're not supposed to talk about classified information, so I declassified the document."

So it's true maybe presidents should just shut the BLEEP up, but it can be so hard.

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  • Paul Kersey wrote...
    the defenders of the narcissist-in-chief get more pathetic daily
    August 16, 2012 8:31 am
    and the defense is to always compare his crimes with something George Bush did....just as they attempt to compare Fast and Furious with Wide Receiver. There is no comparison.
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  • Drool wrote...
    No Paul
    August 16, 2012 8:36 am
    It's the lack of outrage by these same characters when one of their ilk does it.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    All Obama does is BRAG!
    August 16, 2012 9:14 am
    He has accomplished NOTHING! Worst President in the HISTORY of these United States.
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Oh, and way to go Dave
    August 16, 2012 9:18 am
    You just HAD to get your cheap shot in on Bush didn't you! You really need to look at the FAILURE that YOUR Messiah has become. Bush is gone. 3 years of Obama have done more damage than all 8 of Bush's time in office. Actually, Obama has done more damage than ALL our Presidents combined.
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  • mpgunner wrote...
    Look at history
    August 16, 2012 9:28 am
    Obama just continued the efforts/training/support already in motion. Boy president still hesitated. Read the cia accounts of the efforts in Africa. Lots of bad guy hunting going on with great success. And don't forget boy president was golfing and had to wear a jacket to make him look less stupid. But, the bar for Walsh is simple - look good walking into a room. I like how Bush look with an arm around the fire fighter after 9-11. No script.
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  • messiah101 wrote...
    mpgunner
    August 16, 2012 1:42 pm
    And that photo of GWB in a flight suiton a Aircraft Carrier (positioned so the skyline of San Diego could not be seen) in front of a banner reading "Mission Accomplished" will for ever stick in Americans minds. What a guy!!!
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  • RonJ wrote...
    messypants
    August 16, 2012 8:42 pm
    Your my guy!
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  • Moondoggie wrote...
    Pres. Obama
    August 16, 2012 9:30 am
    can brag about his ability to avoid the White House press core. It has been over two months since he held a news conference, but he has time to sit down with People magazine and Entertainment Tonight. When Obama leaves office, I expect to see him pop up on Dancing With the Stars.
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  • Ye Olde Hagge wrote...
    Moondoogie
    August 16, 2012 11:34 am
    The line about Dancing With the Stars made me laugh, but you are right. I totally expect him or Michelle to be on that show within a couple years of him leaving office. Hopefully in 2014...
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  • RonJ wrote...
    Or Jerry Springer,
    August 16, 2012 8:43 pm
    Or Cops.
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  • Fuego wrote...
    Dave, please fix the broken record...
    August 16, 2012 9:40 am
    The "Bush did it" is getting real old. How many decades after Bush is out of office are you going to refer back to something he said? I actually find it comical that as much as Obama has claimed he's not Bush, you're dragging him into Bush's shadow and saying it's ok....cuz he's like Bush. Pathetic lefties.
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  • wonderfulone wrote...
    the "HITLER DID IT" thing is getting really old
    August 16, 2012 10:04 am
     
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  • kata wrote...
    so...
    August 16, 2012 10:32 am
    what's this article trying to say exactly?

    "There have been three separate releases of the October 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction, including most recently a June 1, 2004 CIA response to a Freedom of Information Act request by the National Security Archive. The CIA released an Unclassified version of the NIE, titled Iraq's Weapons of Mass Destruction Programs, in October 2002. In response to the brewing controversy over U.S. intelligence estimates of Iraqi WMD programs, the White House approved the release of another version of the report in July 2003."

    http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB129/

    How is two years after the fact in any way a comparison to what we witnessed last year?

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  • mnpat wrote...
    Meanwhile....
    August 16, 2012 10:37 am
    The white house is being investigated for leaking classified information and taking the priviledge of classifying the Attorney Generals e-mails.....pretty much looks as if he is covering his buttocks anyway he can....and in this case is getting the liberal talking points out there to the minions of liberal radio/newspaper/TV voices. I am curious what Dave gets in return?
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  • messiah101 wrote...
    mnpat
    August 16, 2012 1:46 pm
    You don't get it do ya? If the POTUS declassify s sensitive information then its no longer classified
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  • maplefish wrote...
    Messy 101
    August 16, 2012 2:11 pm
    Sometimes your stupidity is beyond comprehension. Do you not understand the repercussions of leaking classified information? You and all your "No War for Oil" retards should be outraged over this, but you're just too stupid to grasp the danger it poses for our soldiers. DEMOCRATS, constantly rising to a new level of stupidity and hypocrisy.
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  • messiah101 wrote...
    maplefish
    August 16, 2012 3:52 pm
    As I stated the POTUS has the ability to declassify documents or incidents so if he or a member of his administration release info that was formerly sensitive they have broken NO law.As the initial story pointed out Bush also did this type of thing of course the differ.ence is that Bush admitted wrong doing the Obama administration never has been proven the source of any possible security leaks.Accusations are easily thrown about but much harder to prove.What danger beyond the normal extreme danger that special ops faces on missions was proven in this accusation?
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  • maplefish wrote...
    You Lose this One MESSY
    August 16, 2012 4:05 pm
    OBAMA has patted himself on the back one too many times. Ohh, have you noticed that Barry hasn't spoken to the press for almost 3 months, but had time to do a hard hitting interview on ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT??? Boy, what a great leader! This is why he's the "American Idol" President. I'm sure he'll be on "The VIEW' for the 15th time in the next couple days. This guy is not a leader. He's a Flat-Out WIMP!
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  • RonJ wrote...
    A Wet
    August 16, 2012 8:51 pm
    Behind the ears (that's a lot of real-estate) mommy's boy who is in over his head.
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  • RonJ wrote...
    Messypants
    August 16, 2012 8:50 pm
    As many people have tried to point out, just because the PUSSYUS declassifies it doesn't make it right. Sure I can go on a rampage and hurt people, doesn't make it right, eh? Can u comprehend now? The PUSSYUS endangered our service members. DO I need to talk S-L-O-W-E-R?
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  • RonJ wrote...
    Just because
    August 16, 2012 8:46 pm
    PUSSYUS declassifies it doesn't make it right.
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  • roomtemp wrote...
    "Covert operations ought to stay covert."
    August 16, 2012 1:03 pm
    Yup, better that we don't know our government is picking and choosing which Mexican drug cartel to support.

    Who knew the 'war on drugs' was really about maintaining a management position?

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/high-ranking-mexican-drug-cartel-member-makes-explosive-allegation-fast-and-furious-is-not-what-you-think-it-is/

    It's good that the Obama admin is keeping a mafia cartel in their pocket. I really wouldn't know enough about them to know which one I should support. Thanks .gov...

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  • messiah101 wrote...
    roomtemp
    August 16, 2012 3:56 pm
    Sounds as if you just finished Tom Clancy, Against All Enemies.(far from Clancys best) But do remember his stuff is fiction.
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