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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThat National Security screw-up is a very big story.
We need to know the details about it and whether the practice is going to continue.
Democrats should request that they get to the bottom of the story.
If they cannot, then we should request an investigation into the matter.
The people have a right to know who is making the decisions on whether or not to go to war?
The People are represented by the Congress and Senate of the United States.
We thoughtfully request of the Republican Party that they report to the people the status of this very serious problem.
enough
(13,262 posts)kentuck
(111,110 posts)Where Trump kicked Joint Chiefs and the DNI off the National Security team and replaced them with Bannon.
Then, we had the little excursion into Yemen and one Navy Seal was killed and three wounded. They had to destroy an Osprey aircraft that had made a "hard landing".
My question would be: Did the Joint Chiefs sign off on that mission?? If not, folks, we got a problem on our hands.
Vinca
(50,303 posts)octoberlib
(14,971 posts)hide their agenda from everybody. That's why Trump did that. They don't want any input from anyone who might mess things up. The military, intelligence agencies and quite a few R's should be upset about this.
kentuck
(111,110 posts)And he knows more than the rest of them.
GliderGuider
(21,088 posts)Political requests will do nothing.
Here's my take on the reason for the hostile takeover of the NSC (and a few other dots to connect):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028563629