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inanna

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Fri Aug 11, 2017, 07:59 PM Aug 2017

Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta blasts Trump's North Korea and Venezuela threats

Source: Raw Story

11 Aug 2017 at 19:25 ET

Amid President Donald Trump’s threats to both North Korea and Venezuela Friday afternoon, former Defense secretary and CIA director Leon Panetta worried that the president might not realize that he’s not hosting his own show anymore.

Speaking with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer, Panetta said that with the sensitive nature of global defense and foreign policy, Trump’s comments may be further inflammatory.

“Considering the number of flash points we’re dealing with in a very dangerous world,” Panetta said, “the last thing we need is another flash point where we may possibly use military force.”

“This is not reality TV,” the former military and intelligence official continued. “This is a situation where you can’t just talk down to everybody in the world.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/08/this-is-not-reality-tv-ex-cia-director-leon-panetta-blasts-trumps-north-korea-and-venezuela-threats/



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Ex-CIA director Leon Panetta blasts Trump's North Korea and Venezuela threats (Original Post) inanna Aug 2017 OP
t-rump is an idiot alonwith his dumb ass administration alongwith the dumb ass GOP. Iliyah Aug 2017 #1

Iliyah

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1. t-rump is an idiot alonwith his dumb ass administration alongwith the dumb ass GOP.
Fri Aug 11, 2017, 08:24 PM
Aug 2017

He is dangerous, extremely dangerous embarrassing asshole and the world is shaking thy heads in puzzlement of how in the hell did the USA elect this crazy child. Oh wait, Russia.

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