Admiral McRaven, Who Oversaw Bin Laden Raid, Dares Trump to Strip His Security Clearance, Too

Trump is the one who needs to have his security clearance revoked. He's a clear and present danger to the United States.

I'm still a firm believer that Bin Laden was under house arrest by the Pakistani government and that the U.S. government didn't magically find him. He'd been living off the grid for decades in remote mountain areas and we're to believe that he's going to build a house that stands out from others in an area that is less than a mile away from the Pakistan Military Academy? It just doesn't make sense.

I’m waiting in anticipation for the military Coup d’ètat.

[quote] the U.S. government didn't magically find him

Of course they didn't. Don't you have a QAnon thread somewhere to read?

Why aren't more people brave? Why don't more Americans speak out against this monster?

The Bush family was protecting him but Obama said, no more.

The menace in the White House needs to realize that most people despise him. Republicans have no morals and we know what they are made of but there are still some good people in this country, I hope.

"The menace in the White House needs to realize that most people despise him."

Link please, or you're just pulling shit out of your ass.

r2 So what? Even if that were true, and you have no proof that it is, Obama still "smoked 'em out" and killed them, fulfilling an undertaking that Bush could only feebly promise.

"the U.S. government didn't magically find him"

Really, genius? You conclude that after nearly a decade to hunt him down it wasn't magic that led to him?

Thanks for the insight.

We need more people with his credentials to start openly defying the White House like he is. I admire him for that.

So do I. R11.

R7 writes,

[quote]The menace in the White House needs to realize that most people despise him.

Then beat him in 2020 legitimately—with an authentic Democratic challenger who has truly progressive policies which offer a different and preferable vision for the county going forward.

What if McRaven himself runs for the Democratic nomination? My might have a new darkhorse on our hands.

I thought the Mc Raven was on the dollar menu! Now I find out it's a REAL person. The world is SO mysterious.

[QUOTE]We* might have a new darkhorse on our hands.

At least this might get the Trumptards attention. Briefly - and it will be blocked out by some,thing else. But at least someone in the military is standing up to this idiot who is risking the country’s safety. A military coup would be great - Rethuglicans love the military so they wouldn’t object.

As far as they’re concerned, McRaven worked for Obama and is apart of the “Deep State.” This won’t get their attention.

R18 Right you are because up is down and wet is dry in this brave new world.

How long before Twitler starts trashing the general?

Shorter McRaven: Bring it on, bitch

r20 Don't worry, the Russians are on it.

"I like war heroes who didn't take ten years to catch Bin Laden."

Can you imagine that someone who couldn’t be bothered to go to Vietnam because of his “bone spurs” is taking away security clearances from people who have dedicated their lives to serving our country?

Russian bots are overrunning twitter today about McRaven. He scares the shit outta Putin obviously.

McRaven might be just the man we need to destroy Putin. That could be a big part of his campaign for the nomination.

I was having a fairly good week until the John Brennan thing happened, that and all the other American patriots Putin's psycho-puppet is threatening. Pull Mueller's team's clearances too? Why not!

R26 McRaven retired as Chancellor of the University of Texas system because he is suffering from leukemia.

Well that’s awful to hear.

[quote]As far as they’re concerned, McRaven worked for Obama and is apart of the “Deep State.”

Yep:

Rick Wilson: A friend sent some screenshots from /r/greatawakening, the Reddit Q board.

Apparently they now believe McRaven is part of a conspiracy in which Bin Laden wasn't killed by SEAL Team 6, but 6 was murdered by McRaven and Obama to cover it up.

[QUOTE]At least 13 former senior intelligence officials in a joint statement on Friday blasted President Trump for his decision to revoke former CIA Director John Brennan’s security clearance — and for his warnings that other former officials could meet the same fate.

[QUOTE]“We all agree that the president’s action regarding John Brennan and the threats of similar action against other former officials has nothing to do with who should and should not hold security clearances — and everything to do with an attempt to stifle free speech,” they write, according to a copy of the statement obtained by The Hill.

[QUOTE]The officials said they issued the statement because they felt compelled to respond to the president's “ill-considered” remarks and actions.

[QUOTE]“We have never before seen the approval or removal of security clearances used as a political tool, as was done in this case,” the statement continues, calling the president’s move this week a “signal to other former and current officials.”

[QUOTE]The signatures include 12 former CIA directors and deputy directors as well as one former director of national intelligence (DNI). The tenures of the former CIA chiefs who signed the statement span across every administration starting in 1987.

[QUOTE]The letter is signed by former CIA Directors David Petraeus, Leon Panetta, Michael Hayden, Porter Goss, George Tenet, Robert Gates and William Webster; former CIA Deputy Directors David Cohen, Avril Haines, Michael Morell, Stephen Kappes and John McLaughlin; former DNI James Clapper.

[QUOTE]CNN reported Friday that former DNI Dennis Blair, who served during the Obama administration, and former Deputy CIA Director Bert Calland also added their names to the list.

R31 that’s a formidable list. Interesting to see Patraeus and Robert Gates on there.

Oh shit, I missed Bob Gates’ name. One of my favorite statesmen.

A good middle finger to Trump, indeed.

Fuck this guy and fuck Obama. Of course bin laden was just siting there waiting for us to grab him. Why didn’t they bring bin Laden to the states for trial instead of giving birth to dozens of new conspiracy theories. One reason was it was probably part of the deal we made.

I'm not clear how this is an example of "bravery". Worst case scenario is he loses his clearance and gets a regular gig as a MSNBC commentator. That's not quite the gulag.

As for a coup, the Perfumed Princes probably are willing but the trigger-pullers might be a problem The SEAL who actually put the bullets into UBL replied to the notion that McRaven was the point person in taking down Usama.

Robert J. O'Neill ‏Verified account @mchooyah

Robert J. O'Neill Retweeted Ben Rhodes

Actually, @brhodes , 23 conservatives went after UBL. No offense, in case you were wondering.

R34, get help before it’s too late for you.

R36 it's already too late...

Russian bots are all over twitter going nuts about McRaven, inventing bullshit. Looks like Putin knows who McRaven is.

R35 O'Neill who is a dumbass Trump supporter did tweet this about McRaven:

Robert J. O'Neill ‏Verified account @mchooyah 24h24 hours ago

I have nothing but respect and love for ADM McRaven. Yes I’ve seen this. We simply disagree.

McRaven is a very handsome daddy. I've crushed on him for a while

Unlike other critics of Trump, McRaven has avoided the spotlight, doesn't go on TV shows, isn't anybody's correspondent. He was Chancellor of the University of Texas system but didn't renew his original contract because of his health and he was fed up with getting harassed by the rightwing teabagger assholes in the Texas legislature.

it doesnt really matter if Trump has the clearance or not, he apparently cant or wont even read them (daily briefings) anyway. Most in the white house consider him illiterate

By now, they probably turned the PDB isn’t something with lots of pictures and bullet points so he could understand it.

[quote] Admiral McRaven, Who Oversaw Bin Laden Raid, Dares Trump to Strip His Security Clearance, Too

No, he doesn't. As usual, OP, you misrepresent the story in your thread title. You have the credibility of a proven drama queen.

The Russian bots are still trying to take McRaven down on twitter. Quoth McRaven: nevermore..

Oh I hope the military and the intelligence community starts kicking his ass up and down Pennsylvania Avenue. Between this and Omarosa’s tape library, I love this week. Brennan is now going to go completely crazy on Trump with the full support of the CIA behind him.

[quote] Brennan is now going to go completely crazy on Trump with the full support of the CIA behind him.

yeah that will be a big change from the last two and a half years.

Well the last two and a half years have seen Trump’s approval rating mired in the low 40’s. We need to keep things on that path if we’re going to defeat him in 2020. The less normal he looks, the better. Especially if anything bad happens to the economy. His goose will be cooked. Nobody will be looking at him as a force of stability, precisely because of shit like this.

McRaven 2020?

[quote] Especially if anything bad happens to the economy. His goose will be cooked.

Oh look, the Fake Democrat Concern Troll at R47 has dropped another turd.

Give it a rest ^ would you puh-leeze? It gets old. I didn’t interpret that post like that one single iota.

I think McRaven is not interested in pursuing a career in politics or as a TV 'advisor'. Obviously they all tried to get him on the news shows yesterday and nope, a no show.

He's teaching at UT Austin this fall and I guess he's just going to keep up his role as an academic.

[QUOTE]Oh look, the Fake Democrat Concern Troll at R47 has dropped another turd.

What the fuck are you talking about? I’m the OP.

OP, it's a Trump troll. This story is driving the bots crazy.

Did you see that Trump was urged by his lunatic advisers to revoke Obama’s security clearance? Obama has been very low profile, but it’s still too much for the big baby President.

Trump denies it.

McRaven is a handsome guy

McRaven is 62 years old so is probably not going to be running for office in the future.

Calling out cheeto is something that should be beyond partisan politics and is certainly not the basis for voting for anyone in any case. More current and former officials should be taking a stand.

If our institutions are strong, then the US can survive the reign of any one president. The problem is that we're allowing this president to undermine and dismantle the institutions systematically.

I saw a video on YouTube of an interview on CBS This Morning when McRaven's book came out. Gayle King at one point asks him to take his shirt off to see his SEAL muscles. He was very embarrassed.

McRaven does have a form of chronic leukemia which apparently is not fatal but is also on ongoing issue. I would imagine that would exclude him from a political career, not to mention the thing he hated about being Chancellor of UT was dealing with the rightwing assholes in the Texas legislature. He's pretty apolitical which is why his attack on Trump is so striking.

People on twitter are promoting him for 2020 but I doubt he'll take the bait.

Fairly decent looking guy while you and seems to have remained fit.

Love it in his Make My Bed speech when he talks about how SEALs have to do night swims off San Clemente island and the commanding officers explain to them in sadistic detail all the different species of shark which patrol those waters. And how you don't try to swim away from a Great White Shark, you have to punch them in the snout.

He just punched Trump in the snout.