Well, we have Trump’s “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” moment.
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U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.
Intelligence agencies “have been warning on this since January,” said a U.S. official who had access to intelligence reporting that was disseminated to members of Congress and their staffs as well as to officials in the Trump administration, and who, along with others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive information.
“Donald Trump may not have been expecting this, but a lot of other people in the government were — they just couldn’t get him to do anything about it,” this official said. “The system was blinking red.”
“Don’t panic” is good advice. “There’s nothing to worry about or be cautious about” is bad advice. We got the latter until IMPOTUS realized it was affecting the stock market and not merely human lives.
Darsan54 Premium Member about 4 years ago
Yep, the problem isn’t government; it’s government run by Republicans.
Cheapskate0 about 4 years ago
What the heck. Two weeks now of Carmen being right – by being left!
Who said it a week or so ago – what happened to Scott? What have you done to him?
braindead Premium Member about 4 years ago
What? Stantis admitting that the Republican Messiah LIES?
All the time?
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We are in very short supply of personal protective equipment, ventilators, hospitals, beds, personnel.
“You have to get it yourselves. We are not shipping clerks.”
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And we STILL cannot test on a large scale.
Silly Season about 4 years ago
Well, we have Trump’s “Bin Laden Determined to Strike in U.S.” moment.
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U.S. intelligence agencies were issuing ominous, classified warnings in January and February about the global danger posed by the coronavirus while President Trump and lawmakers played down the threat and failed to take action that might have slowed the spread of the pathogen, according to U.S. officials familiar with spy agency reporting.
Intelligence agencies “have been warning on this since January,” said a U.S. official who had access to intelligence reporting that was disseminated to members of Congress and their staffs as well as to officials in the Trump administration, and who, along with others, spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe sensitive information.
“Donald Trump may not have been expecting this, but a lot of other people in the government were — they just couldn’t get him to do anything about it,” this official said. “The system was blinking red.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/us-intelligence-reports-from-january-and-february-warned-about-a-likely-pandemic/2020/03/20/299d8cda-6ad5-11ea-b5f1-a5a804158597_story.html
Ignatz Premium Member about 4 years ago
“Don’t panic” is good advice. “There’s nothing to worry about or be cautious about” is bad advice. We got the latter until IMPOTUS realized it was affecting the stock market and not merely human lives.
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
Reassuring that Carmen’s being realistic.
William Robbins Premium Member about 4 years ago
God bless Silly for having relevant references handy.
theotherther1 about 4 years ago
Fear the flying Microsoft symbols!
RobinHood about 4 years ago
And somewhere in the darkness
The gambler he broke even
But in his final words
I found an ace that I could keep
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em
Know when to fold ’em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you’re sittin’ at the tableThere’ll be time enough for countin
When the dealin’s done
RIP Kenny Rogers
Cheapskate0 about 4 years ago
On a very similar vein: See today’s Darrin Bell over on Comics Kingdom.