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In reply to the discussion: Does the President fear the CIA? [View all]kentuck
(111,089 posts)29. Sometimes I think the "unpleasant decisions" may cause them...
...to not be able to see the reality of the big picture and they surrender to emotion or false analogies.
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No. But he fears the backlash if he tries to hold the thugs accountable for their crimes.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Dec 2014
#3
If i were him, i certainly would. Presidents come & go, the cia is here to stay.
spanone
Dec 2014
#6
No, he doesn't fear them. He doesn't fear the CIA or NSA and he doesn't fear the military.
stevenleser
Dec 2014
#10
When the story broke about the CIA spying on Feinstein's select committee, Charlie Pierce
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#71
I edited my post to delete my specific call-out, but yeah, the silence is deafening. They
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#73
I can't help but believe that the CTs make it that much harder to engage in actual reform.
Nuclear Unicorn
Dec 2014
#101
Frank Church was one of the great liberals. He was also one of the group of Senators who were
jwirr
Dec 2014
#102
Thank you Octafish. Funny how some people's reading list can be missing large pieces of truth. n/t
librechik
Dec 2014
#91
You may want to read Bugliosi's Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
zappaman
Dec 2014
#97
He's either afraid, or he's OK with them lying to Congress. You apparently believe it's the latter.
Scuba
Dec 2014
#67
Or they recognize reality isn't as simple as a discussion board wants it to be
Lurks Often
Dec 2014
#31
I agree. It is rotten to the core, has always been, but probably too powerful to dismantle.
northoftheborder
Dec 2014
#62
It would absolve all of them. And, if true, we may as pack it in and take up knitting.
merrily
Dec 2014
#82
Do you think if he was being threatened and came out and said so he would be ignored?
Autumn
Dec 2014
#40
Because no President bothers to control them. When a President who is a Democrat
Autumn
Dec 2014
#49
I would if I were he. But if you listen to a lot of DUers, BHO approves of torture and probably ...
Hekate
Dec 2014
#60
I saw DUers say he said some of the torturers are patriots and I saw DUers say Amnesty
merrily
Dec 2014
#84
I have no doubt. CIA is another beyond control criminal organization.
Dont call me Shirley
Dec 2014
#76
Personally my speculation lately is that retribution would be in the form of a mushroom cloud
hootinholler
Dec 2014
#85