02-14-2024, 02:55 PM
I recently came across a few articles regarding what was called, by the House Intelligence Committee Chairman, a "serious national security threat."
Mind you, I am generally uninterested in "political theater," and this might well be just that. However, on the off chance that the alarm is sincere and not another "tool" to promote "appearances," I wonder if anyone might feel compelled to comment and expand my understanding about some of this potential "news."
The reporting tells us that:
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner is urging President Biden to declassify information related to a "serious national security threat."
"Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has made available to all Members of Congress information concerning a serious national security threat," Turner, R-Ohio, said in a statement Wednesday.
"I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat," he added.
Source: Fox News
The reporter notes a coincidental piece of evidence they obtained; namely a "notice" which had been distributed to members of congress on Wednesday (Jan 31st?,) which suggested "an urgent matter with regard to a destabilizing foreign military capability that should be known by all Congressional Policy Makers."
My first intruding thought was... "wait... that little tidbit sat unreported for a week?" It seems to me that the whole "urgent matter" was not reported until the Chair of the Intelligence Committee cried "Yo! We can't ignore this!" Is that right? And he received it a week ago too. And evidently recognized its apparent magnitude.
The National Security Advisor acknowledged, and apparently executed a personal briefing for the Committee Chairmen the very next day ... which must have been alarming enough justify this 'open call' request to the administration.
We could go all over the place with this since the 'cherry on top' phrase is "a destabilizing foreign military capability" which might be meant to deter inference about exactly whose "destabilizing capability" he is concerned with, (let alone exactly what capability we are talking about.)
All in all, objectively speaking this is fear fodder. Whether true or not, sounding alarm like this is supposed to present only when real threats are on the horizon, otherwise... what can it be....
Another one of his over-the-top promotions for foreign military aid? (insert, the obligatory O'Jays tune herein)
In essence my question is this:
Would you bet that this purely A) political theatrics, or is it really a B) national threat?
Please indulge me, I know the purist answer is "yes" without specifying which...
but I wonder if this has political value alone, or is it true (prima facia, so to speak.)
(Also, can we expect to ever learn the truth either way, I wonder?)
Mind you, I am generally uninterested in "political theater," and this might well be just that. However, on the off chance that the alarm is sincere and not another "tool" to promote "appearances," I wonder if anyone might feel compelled to comment and expand my understanding about some of this potential "news."
The reporting tells us that:
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Mike Turner is urging President Biden to declassify information related to a "serious national security threat."
"Today, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence has made available to all Members of Congress information concerning a serious national security threat," Turner, R-Ohio, said in a statement Wednesday.
"I am requesting that President Biden declassify all information relating to this threat so that Congress, the Administration, and our allies can openly discuss the actions necessary to respond to this threat," he added.
Source: Fox News
The reporter notes a coincidental piece of evidence they obtained; namely a "notice" which had been distributed to members of congress on Wednesday (Jan 31st?,) which suggested "an urgent matter with regard to a destabilizing foreign military capability that should be known by all Congressional Policy Makers."
My first intruding thought was... "wait... that little tidbit sat unreported for a week?" It seems to me that the whole "urgent matter" was not reported until the Chair of the Intelligence Committee cried "Yo! We can't ignore this!" Is that right? And he received it a week ago too. And evidently recognized its apparent magnitude.
The National Security Advisor acknowledged, and apparently executed a personal briefing for the Committee Chairmen the very next day ... which must have been alarming enough justify this 'open call' request to the administration.
We could go all over the place with this since the 'cherry on top' phrase is "a destabilizing foreign military capability" which might be meant to deter inference about exactly whose "destabilizing capability" he is concerned with, (let alone exactly what capability we are talking about.)
All in all, objectively speaking this is fear fodder. Whether true or not, sounding alarm like this is supposed to present only when real threats are on the horizon, otherwise... what can it be....
Another one of his over-the-top promotions for foreign military aid? (insert, the obligatory O'Jays tune herein)
In essence my question is this:
Would you bet that this purely A) political theatrics, or is it really a B) national threat?
Please indulge me, I know the purist answer is "yes" without specifying which...
but I wonder if this has political value alone, or is it true (prima facia, so to speak.)
(Also, can we expect to ever learn the truth either way, I wonder?)