No active duty military on the Signal Chat.

[Irish_Dem]

No Joint Chiefs.

They are planning a military operation with no military present.

[gab13by13]

1. That isn't all

They weren’t even sure that Krasnov signed off on the raid. Steven Miller said he thought Krasnov gave the green light.

[Irish_Dem]

2. I wondered the same thing. Did the f wad even know about this operation?

Or is the government being run by a three ring circus.

[Ms. Toad]

7. Those two possibilities are not mutually exclusive. n/t

[Irish_Dem]

10. Correct, three ring circle led by the head clown.

[Igel]

3. The military drew up the plans.

The question wasn't about what the plans should be.

The question was whether to go ahead with the plans, as developed, or postpone them, or, presumably, shitcan them.

That's a political decision. The military decisions had been made.

Personally, I want the miitary doing military crap and don't want the military making political decisions. The military is subject to what kind of jurisdiction? Civilian jurisdiction!

[Irish_Dem]

4. Susan Rice said today that normally the military would be in this kind of meeting.

To answer questions and provide information.

She said that the oddities in the meeting were mind boggling.

[gab13by13]

5. There was no clear indication

That Krasnov signed off on the raid. Steven Miller said he thought Krasnov OKayed it.

[Irish_Dem]

9. I wonder if Trump even knew about the operation at all.

[Mountainguy]

6. Nobody that's active duty in the Pentagon

is dumb enough to be discussing top secret information on an unsecured channel.

[Irish_Dem]

8. I think is one reason there was no military brass there.

They knew better.