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National Security Expert KT McFarland on the dangers of releasing national-security details and the state of unrest in Syria.
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Morning.
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And there -- outrageous to -- starting.
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Why can't it can't or.
Aren't fit all my ailing prime knives but Ireland -- this -- like not hello.
So lost so now one -- -- they're upset about.
Concerned about the -- now.
Because I think -- endanger national security and I do think that it's a systematic pattern.
Where -- in the coming out of the way if you look at what's happening is that there -- a story that's him.
New York Times -- Los Angeles Times where there's the story about the bin Laden raid or the computer viruses that are taking down the Iranian computers.
And then what happens is once it's out of the media the White House says will -- on that dynamic of a very detailed.
Step by step by step release of highly classified information -- -- -- -- -- that I think -- -- -- -- -- the president.
Look good and look tough they don't need to do that he's already gotten bin Laden I don't what they're doing and I think is putting in the United States national security risk and I about -- I was in the Nixon White House during Watergate.
And when Nixon -- wiretapped.
Some people on the staff -- he thought they were leaking classified information.
About the and I tends to bring down administration's this is the first time are seeing an administration.
Deliberately leak and such sort of systemic pattern.
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- On how how much is not going to -- You minorities -- war hero.
And you would think would.
Have more -- -- -- -- it comes to those kinds of things and other people.
Considering that he is part of the opposition.
-- -- might just be dismissed on that is well.
And you're right it probably could be dismissed on that basis but on the other hand that leading senate Democrats and leading house Democrats on the Intelligence Committees have -- including.
Senator Feinstein a woman who's a Democrat from California.
Liberal but quite well respected.
Any international community and national her species command -- that she thinks that these leaks are harmful to the national security.
I'm so I think it's there's there's a lot more to close our -- posed -- are doing are talking about the dangers.
Have -- and it's it's enormously -- house now and don't blow him and all I would think that they would be aware of August surrendered to -- And on are you just -- -- during a from the political agenda in the present.
-- -- systems and science and.
He out because it has its it has a lot of ramifications to it -- it when he revealed things like sources and methods for example.
When they talked about.
And today -- latest underwear bomber this was the Yemen deal and was a sting operation and so -- -- Said well there was a CIA informant a British national with Saudi connections now if you're the bad guys if you're -- Qaeda in Yemen you're looking around and say right.
Who inner circle looks like they're British national was Saudi connections coolest guy.
Let's get him and so what it does is it has -- -- effect on future random intelligence operations if you're somebody on the inside thinking of turning -- and you're gonna say no way.
They won't protects me if -- foreign intelligence agency.
You're gonna say we're not gonna cooperate with the American -- gets on the front page of the New York Times so it has ramifications down the road that I think are dangerous for the country.
We're talking we're it's military Jim McFarland original.
National security analyst and advisor.
But the forks of Fox News from Austin -- -- presence behind these specifically himself.
I would have.
No idea but I do think one -- and they're -- Banco.
I think it's coming out of the White House hasn't.
LS the Watergate question -- to be known -- to -- not I'd not gonna say the President Obama personally as soon as he's certainly not doing their briefings.
But I do think it's coming out of the administration.
Because -- fed doesn't have much a really specific details and Bob gates secretary of defense after the bin Laden raid.
And he said the next day he said when we were in the White House situation room we all agreed to keep quiet -- that change the next day and to the point where gates.
Went to the national security advisor.
And apparently sat I got a new strategic communications plan for you guys.
World is out the F up now I don't think Electoral Commission as a commodity off oil out of my daughter passed I was gonna -- -- -- -- the -- -- obviously.
But so director whoever's doing us.
-- don't yeah I mean going to be some just over zealous it absolutely could be that -- that the problem as has happened time and time again.
I don't think there's going to be -- like Illinois are all based on my vote be -- -- -- But I'm voting for certain Jeremy Mitt Romney doesn't -- -- members.
I think that -- everybody like Saudi statistics employment unemployment.
I think the average person's gonna go to the polls and say -- I have a job does my -- -- you know to my kids have a job and if they don't.
Who's gonna get him a job -- around.
Martyrdom fluoride cordial and our.
A digression slightly these -- a lot is massacres and Syria and all unrealized -- Only one would know August.
Or policy and it is it is not our job around the world to solve everybody's problems even -- we have them.
-- -- rumored to involved in that the prob.
-- -- there's no easy fix there's no real military option I think that's viable.
There's no rebel army to build it there been no defections from the Syrian.
Military into a rebel army so who you gonna -- there's nobody there arm.
Who is an organized military first the second thing is Syria has really powerful -- Russia Iran and to a lesser extent China.
Who were not gonna give Syria up without a fight and -- third is I don't think we have the bandwidth for military operation.
Or the stomach for another term war in the Middle East so what do you do then OK so -- the UN guy goes.
And tries to conduct diplomacy and that's going now where I think there is another option.
But it's not wanted to -- the administration's gonna pursue.
-- well -- it look at potent.
The food is a guy who's had a large MO you know are -- -- insight can't agree know what -- is is an evil.
-- have a little weasels -- all of I'm murdering dust -- right burning and his -- is our god and look at Korea.
Well look at the pictures out and is probably had facial surgery now and he's -- about taxes our guy like that cares what the world thinks that the morale.
And so what can you do with a guy like that I don't think we should government -- these killings are horrible shouldn't you be shamed into doing -- I think we go to women say look.
You've got Syria what -- back Parker right where you want Rappaport now and Syria you've got a military relationship with them.
You can decide you get to all that but let's get a new leader in Syria you can -- sweet shows Afghanistan we chose Iraq futures Syria.
And they DO is when you do that and you prevent us of -- of the -- Syria will support you may you put in for a Nobel Peace Prize down the price.
You get the new leadership of Syria to break with Iran start to enjoy -- are finally Connell.
How to story this morning and all.
Horrific story about the rise in suicides.
And -- Servicemen -- waters and I think it.
A lot of things they're coming back first of -- very difficult to be in the kind of -- that they demand.
It's not dropping bombs from about it's going house to house to house and countering.
Families cab driving your tank down the road and getting blown up by 92.
Year it's it's a very stressful combat situation.
Secondly because we've stretch the -- so fan.
Instead of being.
In a war zone for six months and then home for eighteen we're having people who -- -- in the war -- for twelve months home for twelve.
That had multiple deployments of these war -- and then that.
Then make come back to the United States from my leave the military intervention.
Men and women in the military is double.
What it is in the general population in triple the debt unemployment rates especially in more rural areas where a lot of our.
Enlisted men and women come from sound solid Carol Higgins Larsen and -- and that's the other thing I I've I've got a lot of knowledge workers I've talked to.
Mothers took him -- to -- -- you know my studies from between the cracks.
He came home nobody nobody had any any I knew it was service not really wrong with him.
And daddy couldn't get medical care because he didn't have a -- that look bad Indians injuries were internal inside in his hand.
And we're gonna foxnews.com moderator there's somewhat the leaks and the dangerous scam the Obama administration's -- is -- at the end of the day.
Americans aren't gonna vote for some guy that they think is endangering American --
