I said what I thought of him -- that's my right. Retaliate all you want. I'll respond. I fear no one. I don't use the term traitor lightly. When Mueller's investigation along with New York Attorney Generals investigation comes to light you'll see just how deep this goes. I've expressed my concern about Trump and Putin on these boards since August of last year. I've never wavered my position in that regard. And I never claim to be more observant than anyone else. It was all out there for the public to see and digest. Those that voted for Trump WILLFULLY chose to ignore it. That's fine. That's your right. You just won't be able to claim you were conned when the truth comes out.
Since you brought it up a second time, I'll respond. If I was still serving I wouldn't even be having this discussion. I was in intelligence in the Air Force, I'm well adept at knowing when I can and can't have a conversation. In fact, when I talk with my son who is serving now, I made it a point with him that we don't talk about Trump for that VERY reason. But on these boards? I'm a citizen. I no longer fall under the UCMJ. So I'm WELL within my right to say what the fuck I want.
The logic I don't understand, and what is ultimately why we'll never see eye to eye, is why you take so much offense to me calling Trump a traitor and a moron, but you apparently have no problem with him shitting on McCain and PoWs, you apparently don't have a problem when he slanders the intelligence community time and time again... calling them Nazis and incompetent. Because the intelligence community is not just the NSA, CIA, and FBI(which BTW are filled with MANY veterans and mostly conservatives)... it's other organizations including the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marines, and Coast Guard. Our armed services are part of this intelligence community that Trump and his administration continue to insult. From my perspective we have a CIC, who dodged the draft whose been on record MULTIPLE times slandering the men and women who serve their country. I'm not OK with that. Those that voted for Trump clearly are, so it seems certain we'll never be on the same page.
All the intelligence agencies conclude Russia waged a sophisticated and deliberate attack on our democracy last year. Jeff Sessions, the first Senator to endorse Trump, just the other day when testifying in front of the Senate intelligence committee he even admitted they've done it. He also admitted he's never ONCE looked into it.
We live in an age now where a computer is just as effective as a bomb. What Russia did last year was an attack on our democracy. It was a computer equivalent of putting troops on our shore. That's not some hyperbolic rhetoric coming from me. That's what a lot of Intelligence experts have been saying. James Clapper has been pretty consistent expressing his concerns that we aren't focusing on that enough. We're so caught up with all of the other drama surrounding the Trump presidency. We can even take out the investigation of whether Trumps team colluded with Russia to do it. Even if it was done purely by Russia alone, it's still a very SERIOUS situation. That's why there is that bi-partisan bill that's pretty much getting unanimous approval in Congress to put more sanctions on Russia. Yet Trump continues to call Russia's actions last year fake news. His administration is already starting to push back on this bill. There's a lot of concerns he may even veto this bill. If that doesn't raise concerns with you then we clearly come from two different worlds.
You may think I'm some sort of liberal freaking out. I'm not. I was a Republican most of my life and always voted accordingly. I've been an independent for almost 10 years, because both parties are embracing their extremes far too much for my comfort. But this last election was the first election I DIDN'T vote Republican(didn't vote for anyone). And again, I'll point out that I've been waving a red flag about Trump and Russia well before he became the Republican nominee. I still have friends in the intelligence community. This isn't fake news. I'm sincere and serious when I say we're seeing something none of us have seen in our lifetime. And when it all comes out, future generations will be studying about this in their U.S. History class 100 years from now.
And finally my sincere condolences for the loss of your brothers and my sincere gratitude for the service and sacrifice of your family. I have no doubt you and many others on this board would love to punch me for my comments regarding Trump, but I still respect all those that serve and sacrificed for this country. Perhaps that's the boxer in me -- where my opponent and I can beat the shit out of each other and still hug it out after.
