June 16, 2019
HE'LL NEVER KNOW UNLESS FOX TELLS HIM:
U.S. Escalates Online Attacks on Russia's Power Grid (David E. Sanger and Nicole Perlroth, June 15, 2019, NY Times)
Two administration officials said they believed Mr. Trump had not been briefed in any detail about the steps to place "implants" -- software code that can be used for surveillance or attack -- inside the Russian grid.Pentagon and intelligence officials described broad hesitation to go into detail with Mr. Trump about operations against Russia for concern over his reaction -- and the possibility that he might countermand it or discuss it with foreign officials, as he did in 2017 when he mentioned a sensitive operation in Syria to the Russian foreign minister.Because the new law defines the actions in cyberspace as akin to traditional military activity on the ground, in the air or at sea, no such briefing would be necessary, they added.
In normal times it would be worrisome for subordinates to treat the Commander-in-Chief as the enemy, but he objectively is.
Posted by Orrin Judd at June 16, 2019 8:35 AM