- United States
- Mich.
- Letter
These series of incidents are a serious breach of operational security and shows an extreme amount of incompetence on the part of the team of cabinet level officers, none of whom recognized the problem until told by the media. What's worse, two of the violators yesterday testifying under oath said that the message contained no "classified information," when it fact it did. Those involved are either ignorant or deliberately lying.
This has shown to display a complete dismantling of our national security with unwitting disregard and ignorance for their utter lack of understanding for their positions. We are less safe and less powerful , and we directly put our troops lives at risk. If Hegseth does not get fired then the administration sets the precedence for totalitarianism - they are all above the law.
Any service member that did something like this would (rightly) be in a cell, pending a short trial with a guranteed conviction that would put them in prison for decades. Discussing and planning current military operations is something that must be conducted in a SCIF, and using secured networks and electronic communications specifically made for the purpose. Cellphones are not allowed in a SCIF.
That this conversation took place outside a SCIF, on ostensibly unsecured personal cellphones, using an unapproved and unsecured app, and someone added a reporter to the thread breaks several more laws.
This security breach is a criminal action on the level of treason. Individuals need to be fired for this, some may need prison time
Democrats need to start stepping up and being more aggressive and more proactive. Stop letting this happen.
A full investigation is essential, with criminal charges pressed against all of the officials involved.
