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Richard Clarke Understands trump is a Dangerous Joke (Original Post)
tomhagen
Jul 2018
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sandensea
(21,634 posts)1. A lot like his old boss.
"Sometimes I feel this bad about what we did." "That much, huh?"
olegramps
(8,200 posts)2. Bush, Ceney and Rice ignored his warning and shoved him in the basement.
I only wish more people would have read his book. If the did the entire Bush administration would be in prison for their gross misleading of the nation with outright lies.
sandensea
(21,634 posts)4. My thoughts exactly.
Twice in a lifetime for Clarke - and the rest of us!
John1956PA
(2,654 posts)6. Bush downgraded Clarke's job and put Cheney in charge of counter-terrorim.
Prior to September 11, 2001, Cheney held not even one meeting concerning terrorism. However, during that time, he held private meetings with energy company executives.
teach1st
(5,935 posts)3. Diplomatic Malpractice
Mr. Clarke: "...the overriding thing that connects all of this is diplomatic malpractice by the President of The United States."
Excellent video.
erronis
(15,241 posts)5. My takeaway also. The other phrase is: piqued enough to start ... It's all personal with dump.