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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsQuestion - Did I really hear Mitt accuse the President of the United States of leaking security
secrets without any proof?
I was literally rushing to get out of the house and had the tv on while I was getting ready and 1/2 listening heard Mitt accuse the President of this.... but then I had to leave before he was finished.
Tell me this is not what I heard.
Because to me, that seems like a pretty serious charge.
elleng
(131,107 posts)WE'll watch his words; he can't, or won't.
liberal N proud
(60,344 posts)uponit7771
(90,364 posts)librechik
(30,676 posts)NO ONE would have the gall to do that, would they?
JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)by an act of Congress. But the president is ultimately commander in chief and in charge of the military, the CIA, the NSA and other intelligence agencies.
BeyondGeography
(39,379 posts)A drunken swing and a miss by a wild-eyed Willard who got hit where it hurt re. 1999-2002.
siligut
(12,272 posts)I thought this lie was in reference to Osama Bin Laden, but now I am not sure. He looked out into the audience when he said it, like possibly some people didn't agree with him.
johnnie
(23,616 posts)You would think that some people might get a little pissed about this.
jillan
(39,451 posts)And if so - that should not go unnoticed.
I'm having one of those grrrr days, and just want to make sure I am not overreacting.
SickOfTheOnePct
(7,290 posts)He said someone in the White House...he used the comments that Senator Feinstein made yesterday to bolster his position.
jillan
(39,451 posts)JDPriestly
(57,936 posts)So how could he be accused of "leaking" secrets?
Remember that was Bush and Cheney's argument in the Plame affair (as far as we can know).
The president is entrusted with ultimate authority over our national security and foreign affairs. He is the commander in chief and therefore he, not Congress, decides what is secret and what is not. Congress helps set guidelines, but the president is the commander in chief in this particular area.
The last couple of presidents have encroached on the powers of Congress with regard to declaring war and some other things, but ultimately, determining what is and is not secret, is up to the president.
Who else could make that decision? The military is under the president's command as are the CIA and the NSA.
That's why you don't want to vote for a fool like Romney who has no idea about what the job involves.