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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1426871)	11/30/2023 8:37:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573514

Wharfie, every time a major terrorist attack occurs, there's ALWAYS something or someone that just "knew" it was going to happen. So how does one filter out the credible plans from the hundreds of "pie in the sky" schemes? From the article ... But Israeli military and intelligence officials dismissed the plan as aspirational, considering it too difficult for Hamas to carry out. It's a failure of Israeli intelligence, for sure. No one disputes that. But look at what happened under Brandon's watch: 1) The October 7th Hamas attack 2) PooTin's three-day sPeCiAl mIlItArY oPeRaTiOn 3) The Taliban's reconquering of A*ghanistan 4) China openly practicing an invasion of Taiwan, complete with a mock naval blockade. Bonus: That Chinese spy balloon thingy. All of these incidents point to one thing: America's soft power has greatly diminished. To be sure, the trend has been occurring over multiple administrations, but it seems to be culminating under Brandon's watch. And that's something that Brandon's spin doctors like yourself are working full-time to explain away. Leading from his behind, as usual ... Tenchusatsu

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (1426871)	12/1/2023 1:20:56 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 1573514

Have you seen this from Ryan McBeth? It directly addresses the NYTimes' arguably clickbaity article: How "Israel Knew" about a possible attack but "did nothing" (YouTube Shorts) Like I said, when a major attack occurs, there's always SOMEONE who "knew" it was going to happen. There are literally thousands of these actionable intelligence reports that governments like Israel and the U.S. have to deal with every year. For each and every single one, they have to decide whether it's likely and how much resources to devote to reacting to it. In other words, hindsight is 20/20. Been there, done that, samo samo ... Tenchusatsu