Ex-CIA director: Trump's comments will lead to 'wave' of resignations

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

Former CIA acting director Michael Morell said President-elect Donald Trump’s rhetoric will undermine the agency by causing a “wave of resignations” and affecting its ability to work with foreign intelligence services.

“First, expect a wave of resignations. Attrition at the C.I.A., which has been remarkably low since Sept. 11, 2001, will skyrocket,” Morell wrote in a New York Times op-ed published Friday.

“The primary motivator for some of our smartest minds to go to work at the C.I.A. is to make a difference to national security, to play a role in keeping the country safe. All of the sacrifices — from the long hours, polygraph tests, unfair media criticism, not to mention the real dangers to life and limb — are worth it, if you are making a difference.”

Morell’s latest criticism of the president-elect comes as the intelligence community issued a declassified report that found Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign to help Trump win the presidency.

Morell said Trump’s rejection of the CIA’s assessment about Russia’s interference is “an unprecedented political challenge for our national security establishment” and “a danger to the nation.”

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/313173-ex-cia-director-trumps-comments-will-lead-to-wave-of-resignations

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"A danger to the nation" -- perhaps the most succinct description of Trump yet.

[pbmus]

1. Never will be..

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[olddad56]

2. Trump is hoping they will resign..

so he can replace them with Russian agents.

[bluedigger]

8. He'll keep the field agents.

Analysis and operations can be directed from headquarters in Moscow.

[Perseus]

18. You are absolutely right

I was talking to some friends today who know a lot about international politics, and they were comparing the current events in the USA with the rise of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela, and the similarities.

Hugo Chavez had Fidel Castro who understood the narcissistic nature of Chavez and played on it to advance his agenda, and see where Venezuela is now, people are making lines to buy food, sometimes they are in these lines for over three hours, and when they get to the door of the supermarket they find that all has been sold and there is nothing they can buy. People are dying from simple illnesses because there are no medicines, children are going hungry, kidnappings, murders, Venezuela is one of the most violent countries in the World today.

Donald Trump has Putin and Putin understands that Trump is a narcissist, he is already playing his card and Trump is rejoicing in the adulation. I know that most people who supported this crazy guy don't understand what they have done. I always make the analogy of the doctor who just by looking at you can make an initial diagnosis based on how you look and the symptoms you have. It is the same for people who have lived through dictatorships, they now know when a politician is nothing but a demagogue, and these people know that Trump is one.

One of the biggest dangers, which all dictators do from the moment they know they are taking power is to ally themselves with the military, he/she will pumper them and allow them to rejoice on the riches of the country to win their loyalty, the military will be promoted to new heights to assure they will defend the regime, and because a lot of military people are human and can fault (I won't mention Petreus name), they will be loyal to the regime and forget they once had ideals of true patriotism. If you look at Trump's cabinet picks, see how many generals he already appointed?

I am very upset to read and hear people already accepting that the man-child is going to do this and that, why isn't anyone talking about how they are going to defeat all the evil that he and republicans are already cooking up? Why isn't the CIA, and I won't say the FBI because what can we expect from them?, to prosecute all involved in the hacking, and make this election results void and null??? Yes, there will be riots, but with a patriotic military that can be controlled, but the damage that a Trump presidency will do, and if the military becomes an accomplice, is so much bigger than the riots for overturning the election.

Putin already has a plan, and he knows that with this narcissistic idiot that he can reach his goals, the future is very ugly if Trump or any of the cronies he is putting in charge take office, and anyone who thinks that it can't happen here has not read enough history.

The downfall of the USA is a given if Trump and those evil bastards are allowed to take control, you have already seen all the crap they are trying to pass even before they take the reigns, imagine when they are up there on their thrones. Lets not forget that Rome was great at one time, all civilizations fall from their own doings, and if things are not corrected before January 20th, then brace yourselves for the worst. I hope I am 100% wrong, I really hope I am.

[Perseus]

20. I forgot to add

I hope no CIA agent resigns, I hope they stay and are able to defend the USA with what is coming, the USA needs them in, not out.

[Ligyron]

26. Good posts Perseus, keep them coming!

Perseus finally came up with a weapon to defeat the Kraken/sea monster and save Andromeda and her city.

Who knows which hero on our side will come up with a Medusa's head to spring on the monster Trump?

[okasha]

28. I agree. Stay the course.

[Turbineguy]

39. Resigning just

plays into Trump's hand.

Trump needs to register as a foreign agent.

[okasha]

29. The military brass, the ones actually serving now,

have already said that they will not obey illegal orders from Trump. The "generals and admirals" in his entourage are mostly pariahs like Flynn.

[yuiyoshida]

19. The NEW TRUMP CIA AGENCY WILL be called

THE KGB. Catchy name!!

[Doitnow]

25. --or all yes-men. Then he won't have as much trouble

twisting arms to make them cook up something like a war----like Cheney did with Iraq.

[Cha]

35. Exactly and why wouldn't he?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10028441548

[IronLionZion]

40. He wants people to resign all over the government

so they can be easy to replace with his supporters, or just leave those positions empty and claim he's reduced the size of government in the most idiotic way.

[Eyeball_Kid]

46. If Mattis had any sense of honor, he'd withdraw his nomination.

But he won't. He perhaps believes that he can be a voice of stability. He won't matter.

[IronLionZion]

47. People on Trump's team have no honor

Mattis is pretty terrible

[elleng]

3. Thought that might happen,

and may be government-wide (but for difficulty finding new jobs to go to.)

Was thinking it may happen at the White House, after a while.

Ain't we having fun!

[C_U_L8R]

4. I hope some stay

and protect us from this candy colored clown

[tenorly]

5. We'll have a President Pence before too long.

God help us all.

[keithbvadu2]

10. Pence agrees with most of these policies.

Pence agrees with most of these policies.

You don't see him disagreeing, do you?

A loyal lackey just as Trump is to Putin.

[Dawson Leery]

15. Pence is anti Russia and pro NATO/Western Europe.

[keithbvadu2]

16. Waiting for him to speak up

[tenorly]

17. Don't bother. He's far too clever for that.

He'll play at being Trump's devoted friend and follower up to the very day King Con is felled by a "lone gunman" in some school book depository.

[bdamomma]

33. yes

I agree with your comment

[tenorly]

36. Thanks. I pray it doesn't happen; but these are interesting times.

As bad as Trump is, Mike Putz is almost certainly far worse. The fact that he's fooled most people into thinking of him as an aw-shucks Sunday school teacher makes it all that much scarier really.

[onecaliberal]

6. That's what he wants to replace them with Russian operatives

[WhiteTara]

7. Just what the OrangeAnus is hoping for.

[democratisphere]

9. Good thing drumpf doesn't have a dog because he would always be kicking it.

Dedicated smart, intelligence people aren't going to work their butts off, just to be kicked by this ass.

[OldRedneck]

11. Maybe not . . .

I retired from the Army in 1995 after 28 years of service.

I had a few tours of duty at the Pentagon where I worked with Dept of Defense civilians whose positions ranged from administrative assistants to Assistant and Deputy Secretaries of Defense. I watched these folks take a LOT of undeserved shit from politicians whose favorite sport is beating up on "guvmint bureaucrats."

Occasionally I encountered someone who was a drone but the vast majority are dedicated, serious professionals who believe they are doing something useful . . . they hang in there in spite of the shitstorms piled on them.

My last two assignments were as the military commander of units that actually were CIA operations under military cover. Every single person I encountered there was serious, dedicated, professional . . . 100% opposite of the freak show that surrounds The Trumpster.

[bdamomma]

34. thank you for your service

I hope those who you commented on in your post do step for our country which is in deep trouble right now. God help us all.

[Eyeball_Kid]

48. God won't help.

[moondust]

12. Tough call.

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Stay and do what you can to serve and protect your country despite/from Yambo OR get the hell out of there before you get stifled and blamed for the disasters he creates?



ETA: Could be especially tough call for covert ops who may not be completely confident that they won't be outed by a vengeful Yambo or his like-minded comrades. Remember Valerie Plame?

[Ligyron]

27. Yambo!

Bwahaha!

[napi21]

13. I wish I could believe the Con realizes that all our enemies, like ISIS, Russia, etc. are all

watching this and seeing their opportunities for some kind of attack are opening up, but that would mean he actually THINKS about the job he's about to take and the responsibilities with it. We all know the only things he thinks about are what opportunities will open up that will benefit HIM & his billions! I've never been one to worry about attacks, invasions, etc, because I trust our security people, but if a lot of them, leave, it might be time to start to worry.

[milestogo]

14. This should scare the shit out of Congress and the American people.

[Baitball Blogger]

21. Since hacking seems to be the wave of the future, I wish some rich person would

hire all these highly trained individuals and start a white hat network that will act like guardian angels to the little guys.

[world wide wally]

22. I wonder if anyone outside the CIA has counted how many terrorist attacks they have stopped

[left-of-center2012]

23. Trump expected to fire top echelon of intel agencies

I heard that this morning on Bloomberg radio.

Because they went against his love affair with Putin,
Trump will install his own people,
not only as agency heads but the whole top layer is expected to get sacked
and replaced by 'Trump supporters'.

[Cracklin Charlie]

30. Where will he find these people?

He can't even get anyone to perform for his inauguration.

[lark]

38. Russia will be glad to tell him who to hire.

and he's stupid enough to go along. Fuckedupistan is us!

[Crash2Parties]

24. Putin (rubbing hands together): *excellent...*

[Dopers_Greed]

31. This is what Herr Fuhrer Dumpf wants

He'll replace them all with sycophants

[iluvtennis]

32. This is scary...we will be losing our intelligence brain trust and the country at risk nt

[Hum]

37. No Need to Worry

The FSB has a shitload of agents ready to fill the CIA's vacancies.

[sellitman]

41. We don't need these people anymore

We have the KGB after all.

[Generator]

43. It's the FSB now

I had to look that up to know! I laughed in my bitter way at your response though!

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/06/fsb-putins-modern-day-kgb

[Generator]

42. Stay

and obstruct him. It's what a patriot should do!

[Eyeball_Kid]

49. The Spooks need to establish Trumpy-Putin collusion before inauguration.

They have to hurry. There's not much time left.

[DonnaRx7]

44. This is a good thing not a bad thing

we need fewer people employeed at the cia not more!

[mdbl]

45. You won't get fewer people

You'll end up with the KKK and Nazi'a running it. What do you think happened in Germany in the late 30's? We're really Fuct.

[rickford66]

50. Since Chenney didn't mind outing an agent, just think what Trump could do

[Rex]

51. I don't believe it.

They will want to stay and expose Trump.