This is as it should be. He must be rebuked:


In a remarkable rebuke to President Trump, 13 former U.S. intelligence chiefs have signed a harshly worded letter in support of former CIA Director John Brennan after Trump abruptly revoked his security clearance.
"We feel compelled to respond in the wake of the ill-considered and unprecedented remarks and actions by the White House," reads the letter from the officials, who served both Democratic and Republican presidents.
They called Trump's action "inappropriate" and "deeply regrettable."Signing the letter Thursday was a virtual who's who of American spy chiefs dating back to the late 1980s, a striking show of solidarity from the top ranks of the national security establishment.

They included former directors of central intelligence William Webster, George Tenet and Porter Goss; former CIA directors Michael Hayden, Leon Panetta and David Petraeus; former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper; and former deputy CIA directors John McLaughlin, Stephen Kappes, Avril Haines, David Cohen and Michael Morell

Robert Gates, the former CIA director and secretary of Defense, signed on to the letter Friday morning. Having served Republican and Democratic presidents, Gates is known for staying out of the political arena. His addition to the bipartisan list only served to underscore the alarm in national security circles following Trump's punitive swipe at Brennan, seen by many as little more than an attempt to silence his enemies.

"Trump relishes Brennan as a strawman," former CIA operative John Sipher wrote on Twitter. "He can hold him up as the bogeyman Deep State. Brennan's over-the-top comments help Trump."
The strongly worded response of the typically measured and apolitical intelligence officials in his support stood in stark relief to that of senior Republicans in Congress. Many said Brennan deserved to have his clearance revoked in light of his unrelenting criticism of the president.
Unafraid of the political repercussions that could imperil Republican lawmakers who criticize Trump, the retired national security chiefs placed the president's actions in the context of their vast collective experience in government. .

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http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-pol-trump-intel-chiefs-20180816-story.html

Is Robert Gates part of the deep state too?

Doc Holliday said:

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What the President has done is to help insure that Brennan does not have access to information he can't talk about. Because sometimes it gets leaked to people who shouldn't have that information.

Which is why this entire thing is ridiculous...the man has been caught.

The media are admitting Brennan was their illegal source of leaks.

And now they are pissed that their seditious co-conspirator has been cut off.

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Who leaked Israel's confidential plans for Syria to Russian spies in the Oval Office?

Who sought a secret back channel with the Russians and who failed to disclose multiple contacts with them when applying for a security clearance, and who still has his security clearance?

That didn't age well.

Anyone surprised this happened under Brennan & Obama & Hillary?



Paronto helped write the book "13 Hours," later turned into a feature film, about the Benghazi attack. He has said he and his team lost their security clearances for speaking out.

Security operators including Paronto previously had to sign non-disclosure agreements -- Paronto told Fox News he signed three pertaining to Benghazi within a six-month period -- though Brennan told lawmakers in 2014 this was not a specific effort to prevent them from speaking to Congress.

Paronto maintains, however, that he didn't share classified information in telling the Benghazi story and continues to object to their clearances being revoked.

"Normally when you have a clearance suspended, you're supposed to know why ... I was never given that," he said, blaming Brennan. "It was his determination whether we kept our clearances or not."

He also took exception at how the Benghazi team was treated upon their return.

"We come back from being on the ground to be treated as a second class citizen. You come back and you're called a liar," Paronto told Fox News. "Brennan came in and there was no talk of 'hey, good job guys,' not that you look for it, but instead, it was 'don't say anything guys, we don't want the truth to get out.'"

Damn, there's another letter of rebuke:

Another statement signed by 60 former CIA officials also supported Brennan and the right of former government officials to express their views "without fear of being punished for doing so."

Their letter said it was their "firm belief that the country will be weakened if there is a political litmus test applied before seasoned experts are allowed to share their views.was released on Friday.

https://www.yahoo.com/gma/former-intelligence-officials-criticize-brennans-loss-security-clearance-212009384.html

Anyone that doesnt toe the Trump line is a part of the deep state.

Doc Holliday said:

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What the President has done is to help insure that Brennan does not have access to information he can't talk about. Because sometimes it gets leaked to people who shouldn't have that information.

Which is why this entire thing is ridiculous...the man has been caught.

The media are admitting Brennan was their illegal source of leaks.

And now they are pissed that their seditious co-conspirator has been cut off.

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That's not why Trump said he he revoked Brennan's clearance.

Try to keep up. It's really not that hard.

gualee