WAPO: Trump shared highly classified intel to Russians in Oval Office

[Dill]

(05-17-2017, 12:24 PM)bfine32 Wrote:
Do you guys not see how silly this is? "He told Russia a secret. We don't know the content, classification, or ramifications of the secret, but we know our Commander in Chief for the first time in history shared a secret with someone combating a common foe. We also know it's bad because....."

. . . . our commander in chief shared a secret FROM AN ALLY with someone who is NOT AN ALLY. And he did it after we promised not to share it with anyone. And he did it without taking the usual preparation/care one takes in such matters. That care would have been automatic with Obama or Hillary. And now everyone knows it

Now all allies know if you share confidential info with the US and it gets to Trump, all bets are off. He may want to impress someone. He may decide on the spot, and in spite of all warnings, Russia would be a cool ally. Do you think our allies are saying "This is silly. So what if the US shared intel with Russia that was earmarked "don't share." Not the first time a US president has shared a secret. Heck, we don't even know the content of what he shared. Go ahead and send them that file on Raqqa we are keeping secret from Israel and Turkey. If our sources are compromised so what. We'll get more."

Some of our allies, not friends of Russia, may have noticed that Russia has been fighting Assad's "liberal" opponents in Syria, not ISIS.

And our allies are not Trumpsters cheering whenever Trump trolls the liberals and ignores their political correctness.
Everyone, friend and foe, is asking--how is it that the PRESIDENT OF THE US could play so loosely with intel, like an amateur, like someone who does not understand the consequences of his words and actions, does not bother thinking them through? Foes will see opportunities here and friends will shrink back, withhold trust.
So no, I do not see how silly this is.