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House Intel Committee Chair: US Is At ‘The Highest Threat Level We Have Ever Faced

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Pearl Harbor so pales in comparison

such a stupid thread thread topic

The point of Pearl Harbor is that there was no systematic assessment of the threat level.
 
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Quick, everybody crap your pants in fear and surrender your rights to the authority so conservative authoritarians calm down.

Same attempt at sarcasm as every other lefty in the thread. Serious question, do you guys all get these lines from some television show or something?
 
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I see US Conservative is keepin' on keepin' on with the bumper-sticker rhetoric and propaganda.

And notice his total silence after being exposed.
 
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The point of Pearl Harbor is that there was no systematic assessment of the threat level.

Some would say the point of PH is that, for political goals, a systematic assessment of the threat level can sometimes be ignored...
 
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Some would say the point of PH is that, for political goals, a systematic assessment of the threat level can sometimes be ignored...

Ah, a conspiracy theorist. But the answer is no. There was no mechanism or process to perform a systematic threat assessment.
 
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Im going to have to allow for the fact that just maybe he knows more about these threats than you do. In fact, I expect the committee is getting lots of chatter, evidence of real threats, etc.

The Congress critter undoubtedly knows more about threats against this nation and its citizens than I or any other non-member of his committee. However, I do wonder why the hyperbole, HIGHEST THREAT LEVEL EVER!!!!!, is seen as simply stating the facts.

Is ISIS really as much of a threat as the Soviet Union in the 50s and 60s? That is what I was criticising in my earlier comment.

This style of fear-generating speech comes across as more political campaigning than an actual warning to the American public. Once again the GOP talker is attempting to convey the message that the President is doing nothing to protect America. As with so much political speech, the warning was not about speaking TRUTH but more about reassuring the acolytes that everything they 'know' is TRUE - even when more rational folks are saying, WTF!
 
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The Congress critter undoubtedly knows more about threats against this nation and its citizens than I or any other non-member of his committee. However, I do wonder why the hyperbole, HIGHEST THREAT LEVEL EVER!!!!!, is seen as simply stating the facts.

Is ISIS really as much of a threat as the Soviet Union in the 50s and 60s? That is what I was criticising in my earlier comment.

This style of fear-generating speech comes across as more political campaigning than an actual warning to the American public. Once again the GOP talker is attempting to convey the message that the President is doing nothing to protect America. As with so much political speech, the warning was not about speaking TRUTH but more about reassuring the acolytes that everything they 'know' is TRUE - even when more rational folks are saying, WTF!

And if it is the highest threat level ever faced, how should he say so without offending you?
 
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And if it is the highest threat level ever faced, how should he say so without offending you?

Do you honestly believe that ISIS is a greater threat today than the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

The clown doesn't offend me, he makes me laugh at his absurdity. It makes me sad that too many Americans are so ignorant about the past.
 
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Do you honestly believe that ISIS is a greater threat today than the Soviet Union during the Cold War?

The clown doesn't offend me, he makes me laugh at his absurdity. It makes me sad that too many Americans are so ignorant about the past.

The Soviet union was a conventional enemy. Americans were safe for several reasons, including the fact that we had nukes and a massive military presence-the Russians weren't crazy.

This terror threat is asymmetric, and the combatants are not bound by the same rules. This enemy can freely cross borders, hide amongst Americans, and prefers to hit at "soft" targets for propaganda purposes. For the record I dont think they are crazy-crazy implies irrationality and a psychiatric disorder-these terrorists aren't mentally ill, they know what they are doing and from their perspective its quite rational.

Back to the house intelligence committee-they have more knowledge than you do. They know the threats better than you. If the chair of that committee is worried, its something to be concerned about.

If you prefer to delude yourself by muttering jibberish about the soviet union, feel free but what you are saying is you prefer to make yourself feel better about the situation by explaining things away.

Frankly, my concern has nothing to do with you or what you think (it truly does not matter), im thinking about those Americans who will be harmed.
 
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Well, we should all embrace our inner cowards and be very afraid. We should also trust that the government is perfectly capable of protecting us from all manner of threat, ESPECIALLY if it is allowed to destroy the US Constitution by nullifying various parts of it, including Habeas and the Fourth Amendment.

Rest easy....:shock:
 
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Well, we should all embrace our inner cowards and be very afraid. We should also trust that the government is perfectly capable of protecting us from all manner of threat, ESPECIALLY if it is allowed to destroy the US Constitution by nullifying various parts of it, including Habeas and the Fourth Amendment.

Rest easy....:shock:

Id say the cowards (inner and otherwise) are those that refuse to acknowledge threats, or choose to appease them.
 
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House Intel Committee Chair: US Is At ‘The Highest Threat Level We Have Ever Faced In This Country’

WASHINGTON (CBSDC/AP) — The chairman of the House Intelligence Committee warns that America is dealing with “the highest threat level we have ever faced in this country.” Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday that the threat is coming from the radicalization of young people and foreign fighters heading to Iraq and Syria to join terror groups.

“They’re very good at communicating through separate avenues where it’s very difficult to track,” Nunes said. “That’s why when you get a young person who is willing to get into these chat rooms, go on the Internet and get radicalized, it’s something we are not only unprepared [for], we are also not used to it in this country.”



Nunes: US Is At ‘Highest Threat Level We Have Ever Faced’ « CBS DC


Bwaahahahahahaha. Typical fear mongering. We have more to fear from the TSA than ISIS. ****ing government.
 
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Do you know why we are at the highest threat level we have been at since the cold war? Because the isolationist and anti-war nimrods have been listened too. We told all of you, that if we were to leave the ME that we would be fighting them here instead of there. well, we are about to see the reality of this soon. With as pourous as our boarders are to our south, and the growing number of enemies through south and central America rise due to the newly perceived American weakness, It is only a matter of time that they start infiltrating us from the south and imbed themselves into our communities. Thanks Anti-war and isolationist movement.
 
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Do you know why we are at the highest threat level we have been at since the cold war? Because the isolationist and anti-war nimrods have been listened too. We told all of you, that if we were to leave the ME that we would be fighting them here instead of there. well, we are about to see the reality of this soon. With as pourous as our boarders are to our south, and the growing number of enemies through south and central America rise due to the newly perceived American weakness, It is only a matter of time that they start infiltrating us from the south and imbed themselves into our communities. Thanks Anti-war and isolationist movement.

In our 14th year of the undeclared Global War On Terror, and you blame 'isolationists and anti-war nimrods'? My goodness, you are in touch with reality....:roll:
 
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In our 14th year of the undeclared Global War On Terror, and you blame 'isolationists and anti-war nimrods'? My goodness, you are in touch with reality....:roll:

When this began, many preferred to call it The Long War and some still do. We have several decades to go.
 
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When this began, many preferred to call it The Long War and some still do. We have several decades to go.

Thank you. More evidence that 'isolationists and anti-war nimrods' have absolutely no effect, no say so at all, on the foreign policy decisions of the federal government.
 
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Thank you. More evidence that 'isolationists and anti-war nimrods' have absolutely no effect, no say so at all, on the foreign policy decisions of the federal government.

I don't believe it's The Long War because the federal government wants it that way. It's The Long War because those who seek our destruction are committed to long term aggression.
 
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I don't believe it's The Long War because the federal government wants it that way. It's The Long War because those who seek our destruction are committed to long term aggression.

I beg to differ. It is the Long War because those who profit from war just happen to have a bunch of influence inside the beltway. The GWOT is meant to be waged, not won. Permanent conflict is good for business, as Ike warned about.
 
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I beg to differ. It is the Long War because those who profit from war just happen to have a bunch of influence inside the beltway. The GWOT is meant to be waged, not won. Permanent conflict is good for business, as Ike warned about.

Not only wrong, but insulting to those who bear the burden of defending you.
 
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Not only wrong, but insulting to those who bear the burden of defending you.

May I tell you something Jack?

When I did my little time in RVN, I was defending nobody. Even though pseudo-patriotism afflicts so many today that if RVN is even mentioned, people fawningly say "thanks for your service", implying that I somehow saved the US by my actions there.

I was defending nobody there, because RVN was no threat to the US. Remember, WE invaded THEM.

And my nephew and other youngsters who have gone to Iraq and Afghanistan, and those automatons who man the Predators and other drones, do not defend me from anything at all. Like me 40 years ago, they are but sock puppets doing what they are told.

So may I ask that in the future to please spare me the sanctimonious pseudo-patriotism shown by "who is defending who from what" sort of spin. Thanks much.
 
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May I tell you something Jack?

When I did my little time in RVN, I was defending nobody. Even though pseudo-patriotism afflicts so many today that if RVN is even mentioned, people fawningly say "thanks for your service", implying that I somehow saved the US by my actions there.

I was defending nobody there, because RVN was no threat to the US. Remember, WE invaded THEM.

And my nephew and other youngsters who have gone to Iraq and Afghanistan, and those automatons who man the Predators and other drones, do not defend me from anything at all. Like me 40 years ago, they are but sock puppets doing what they are told.

So may I ask that in the future to please spare me the sanctimonious pseudo-patriotism shown by "who is defending who from what" sort of spin. Thanks much.

I'm sorry you feel that way. Friends of mine have died or been grievously wounded to defend your free speech. Call it sanctimonious if you will but you owe them, regardless of whether you acknowledge your debt.
 
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Stop quoting the Southern Poverty Law Center study, it's an ignorant, bias piece of crap by a left wing propaganda machine.

Thanks for sharing your opinion
 
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And if it is the highest threat level ever faced, how should he say so without offending you?


I don't think it would matter USC. :2wave: Nor by how many.



Islamic Terror Warnings Issued Ahead of July 4th Weekend.....

The FBI and Department of Homeland Security have issued official warnings about the upcoming holiday weekend.

Federal authorities have warned local law enforcement officials across the country about a heightened concern involving possible terror attacks targeting the July 4th holiday, a U.S. law enforcement official said. While there was no specific or credible threat of attack, the official said the intelligence bulletin prepared by the Department of Homeland Security and the FBI alerted local colleagues to the ongoing threats posed by the Islamic State and other homegrown extremists. The official was not authorized to comment publicly.

Two weeks ago House Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes told CBS the United States faces its highest threat since after 9/11. Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee Michael McCaul has echoed that sentiment.....snip~

Islamic Terror Warnings Issued Ahead of July 4th Weekend - Katie Pavlich
 
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Thanks for sharing your opinion

The "new study" decided to start the body count AFTER 9/11/01, and their categorization of the politics of perpetrators since 9/11 is also questionable.

Lies, damn lies and statistics.
 
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