Incompetence is rampant in government today. The news reveals the worst errors, such as accidentally revealing the name of the C.I.A. station chief in Afghanistan.
How bad is this? I really don't know, but the chief will definitely need replacing; but with who? Any other operative he's been in contact with is not safe; neither are people he associated with. This probably eliminates anyone there with experience and first hand knowledge.
While this may seem to be a faux-pas by some, the final outcome could lead to deaths, compromises in our own national security and political turmoil in the country we've supposedly spent billions to help. When you add the monetary costs, the possibility of careers being over, and the loss of any covert operation, the final result may be something tremendously more destructive than just a clerical error.
None of this would have happened, if Obama hadn't decided on a photo-op in an attempt to boost his poll ratings. I personally blame him, and his administration, for making a mockery of an office that's supposed to be held by people of integrity.
I wonder what Valerie Plame thinks of this.
ReplyDeleteThis give her the opportunity to crawl from under her rock and make appearances on the Sunday morning news debacles.
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ReplyDeleteThe administration is worse than a high school class of failing students with smart phones.
DeleteThis is what happens when arrogance/self importance trumps real leadership. Wonder how they will spin this one.
ReplyDeleteConsidering the news, they'll try to sweep it under the rug and hope it goes away. They'll damn sure have a willing media to help with the process.
DeleteI don't get the W.H., he does something good by visiting the troops, and then does something so stupid the next.
ReplyDeleteI suspect he only visited the troops to gain some traction with his popularity. Even if he didn't he wasn't smart enough to leave his peanut gallery on the plane, with strict instructions to leave everything alone.
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