At CENTCOM Politics Distort Intel Reports

The Pentagon Papers among other things proved beyond any shadow of doubt

That the federal government will practice deception to keep unpleasant facts from coming out

The need of the feds to the truth about the Vietnam War from its citizens conceal

Is alive today with respect to the war on terror and practiced with the same if not more amount of zeal

In Obama’s delusional views on radical Islam only politics rule

Distortions of the truth, changing intel to align with the delusion is a finely honed tool

The cornerstone of Obama’s “strategy” at a cost of $500 million was 5,000 Syrians to train

We all know the effort was a complete disaster, good money flushed down the drain

Now we find at CENTCOM the pressure on intel analysts is intense

Politics requiring reports to confirm the delusion that ISIS is on the run, is on the defense

How do you fight a war on terror that you cannot even name?

How do you isolate Islamists when the reality of their strengths the intel is forced to disclaim?

How do you understand Islamism when the reports must be changed to meet political muster

No matter how hard Obama wishes it to be so, Islamism cannot be defeated by mere teleprompter bluster

Any whistleblower who refuses to “toe the line” and goes to the Congress and the press

Is a hero, deserves a raise and a medal and must be if we are to win not by his or her brown nose superiors not suppressed.

© April 4, 2016, Michael P. Ridley aka the Alaskanpoet 
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