NYT: Russians paid Afghans to kill American troops

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(06-28-2020, 09:19 PM)6andcounting Wrote: That's what I read when I saw the statements from the White House. But both of those statements support that the WH just isn't speaking on the intelligence itself either way - just that the specific info the article says Trump was briefed on was no something he was briefed on. 

But my question was posed at you saying, "The White House said in a statement that they are not suggesting that the intel is wrong".They aren't suggesting anything at all about the intel - they haven't suggested the intel was wrong and they haven't suggested the intel was right. They haven't even confirmed it is even intel they have as they refer to it as "alleged" intel. They are saying they make no acknowledgement of the intel itself. That's different that saying "hey, were not suggest the intel is wrong", because that would be acknowledging the intel, but just not confirming or denying the validity of it. 

The White House only suggested that the report was wrong when it said Trump was brief and didn’t say the same thing about the intelligence itself, specifically noting that they were not speaking to the merits of it. That’s what I said and it also pretty much confirms the intelligence.

If you don’t like the way I phrased it, just say that. There’s no need for a drawn out response.