As U.S. braces for Iranian attack, a 'brain drain' weakens its defenses, former officials say
As U.S. braces for Iranian attack, a 'brain drain' weakens its defenses, former officials say
As U.S. braces for Iranian attack, a 'brain drain' weakens its defenses, former officials say
As the United States faces possible retaliatory attacks from Iran, a “brain drain” in top Justice Department and FBI national security and counterterrorism units could reduce their ability to prevent potential terror and cyber attacks from Tehran, according to six former senior DOJ and FBI officials.
Staff levels in the DOJ National SecurityDivision’s Law and Policy section have dropped by as much as two-thirds, two former DOJ officials said. Its counterintelligence and export control section — which tracks foreign espionage in the U.S. by Iran and other foreign rival — has lost about a third of its workforce, two former DOJ official said.
A former senior FBI official said he was aware of at least 20 national security personnel who had left the bureau in the last 3 months.
tfw people choose to not be a part of your fascist regime 😱
No matter what Trump's intention was here, he just created a huge mess that his enemy has every reason to drag him into. Unfortunately, innocent people will be the ones on the front lines, like always. There will probably be decades of suffering, bitterness, and death, with every drop of blood being on his hands. This move was stupid and will probably serve no one.
It serves his masters. The defense industry is about to make bank, and all it costs is a few million dead Americans
Every terrorist attack not prevented by the brain-drained FBI etc. will be used as an excuse for Trump to tighten the screws of totalitarianism.
and yet, that probably won't make up for the headache it'll be for him otherwise. We were already heading towards maximum authoritarianism, so it's not like the course is adjusted.
If you willingly go to shoot up brown people halfway across the world, how innocent can you really be?
Exactly! Like, I understand that the propaganda machine runs deep, but come on, it's not that hard to realize that joining the military means contributing to the deaths of innocents. I was targeted by a recruiter, and I told him to fuck right off.
You goof; the innocents won't be soldiers, or even just Americans. Innocent Iranians will be killed by American attacks while Innocent Americans will be killed by theirs. This war will escalate until Trump gives up, as it is not in Iran's best interest to deescalate. They seem ready for the long game, which is where their advantage lies.
Bobby was solicited at 16 by an army recruiter that said he'd have a desk job and free college. Bobby is a mechanic in the states for 2 years, and sent on an overseas tour as infantry as soon as he turns 18. If he doesn't go, he'll be put in jail and dishonorably discharged.
This is the reality of our current recruitment efforts. The number of people that say "I want to shoot terrorists" is very low, and they get kicked out at the psych eval.