How Can Americans Not Be Alarmed

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(04-01-2019, 04:52 PM)Benton Wrote: https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/politics-government/white-house/article201717344.html

Obama even made it easier for TrumpCo to get access.

Honestly, though this whole thing only bothers me in regard to active troop deployments, and I don't think that's something TrumpCo is worried about. They're there to make money, troop movements don't really factor into that I don't think.

I'm more worried about us continuing to sell the Saudis weapons and give them nuclear technology. There's reasonable questions about possible involvement by the government and definite involvement by its citizens in the biggest terror attack on the US... but we're going to help them advance their nuclear capabilities? WTH!?

Are you suggesting that Trump and his minions would bend the rules for uses they were never intended?!?!  

From the article you linked:

Quote:The new guidelines have fueled suspicion that the seemingly slight changes in Obama’s final weeks — intended to broaden the pool of potential federal government employees — are being used to give clearances to White House aides who would have otherwise not been able to obtain them.


Evelyn Farkas, a former deputy assistant secretary of defense who is now a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, said the changes were made to the guidelines to make it easier for the federal government to attract quality applicants. But the easing of rules is now a cause for concern given the number of staffers that worked in the White House with questionable backgrounds, including Porter.

“Unfortunately … these new guidelines are being interpreted by a new crew that has different ethics, a different culture,” she said. “That’s why this caught our eye.”


I see the new rules as providing a much stronger argument for granting waivers for particularly skilled or key individuals that wouldn’t otherwise be able to get or keep a clearance given their backgrounds

Also, kudos for linking the article and not simply quoting it (without quotes).