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.
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.
If the alternative is killing some innocent villagers who didn’t do anything, they should choose the prison sentence. They are still making a choice, even if that choice may have consequences trying to force them to the alternative.
Bobby is an idiot not paying attention and made his choice, stop pretending these people aren’t able to make decisions on their own
Yes, Bobby is an idiot. He is 16. He is easily manipulated by a propaganda mill that has been brainwashing almost everyone since before he got his first toy soldier, before he saw the flyover at the big ball game, since the first war movie where his countrymen were the heroes.
Stop pretending that ordinary people have the skill to reject decades of government and social propaganda from childhood.
Reminder that we are talking about teenagers being groomed and targeted by adult military recruiters.
Reminder that we are talking about teenagers that are almost completely politically unaware because they can’t vote yet and have no reason to know what’s going on.
Reminder that we are talking about teenagers who can’t vote, can’t smoke, can’t drink, at 16 maybe can’t drive yet, but are old enough to be recruited by adults who are introduced to them as trusted government officials, usually through our own education system.
True, but that doesn’t excuse Bobby shooting up brown people in the Middle East. Joining the military and being surprised when you’re deployed to fight wars is pure FAFO.