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DonViejo

(60,536 posts) Mon Jan 30, 2017, 04:59 PM Jan 2017

Trump adding CIA back to National Security Council: White House

Source: Reuters

30 JAN 2017 AT 14:25 ET

President Donald Trump will amend his recent National Security Council reorganization to add the CIA to the group, the White House said on Monday.

White House spokesman Sean Spicer said the CIA had not been part of the national security forum since 2005, but he said Trump was making the change out of respect for Director Mike Pompeo and others at the agency.

Susan Rice, President Barack Obama’s national security adviser, on Sunday tweeted to ask why the CIA was not part of the group. Trump was also criticized for adding chief strategist Steve Bannon, a political adviser, to the National Security Council.

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Trump adding CIA back to National Security Council: White House (Original Post) DonViejo Jan 2017 OP

The lesson from 9/11 was that all agencies should be regularly talking to each other. applegrove Jan 2017 #1

Who's on first? mobeau69 Jan 2017 #2

Great way to run a government, just keep reacting to the reactions. NT enough Jan 2017 #3

But not the JCOS Chair? sheeeesh.... n/t TygrBright Jan 2017 #4

I bet CIA isn't allowed to be there until Pompeo can represent them. lark Jan 2017 #5

So, Trump is caving for one point but still has that vile Barron on this committee. No good-not riversedge Jan 2017 #6

applegrove

(118,659 posts)

1. The lesson from 9/11 was that all agencies should be regularly talking to each other.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:02 PM

Jan 2017

The stovepiping was supposed to stop. That is if you want to solve issues as they arise rather than just using threats for a singular political agenda.

mobeau69

(11,144 posts)

2. Who's on first?

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:02 PM

Jan 2017

I don't know. What a shit show we're watching.

enough

(13,259 posts)

3. Great way to run a government, just keep reacting to the reactions. NT

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:11 PM

Jan 2017

TygrBright

(20,760 posts)

4. But not the JCOS Chair? sheeeesh.... n/t

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:19 PM

Jan 2017

lark

(23,102 posts)

5. I bet CIA isn't allowed to be there until Pompeo can represent them.

Reply to DonViejo (Original post)

Mon Jan 30, 2017, 05:31 PM

Jan 2017

He's obviously afraid of them and military and NSC. What is he trying to keep from them, the ways he will bend over and sell us and the world out to Russia?

riversedge

(70,223 posts)

6. So, Trump is caving for one point but still has that vile Barron on this committee. No good-not