{"id":19676,"date":"2015-11-24T13:39:46","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T18:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19676"},"modified":"2020-11-17T05:14:17","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T10:14:17","slug":"obama-cooking-the-books-on-isis-intelligence-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19676","title":{"rendered":"Obama \u201cCooking the books\u201d on ISIS intelligence reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. This news came out the other day and in the words of the \u201cClick Bait\u201d blogs, \u201cTHIS IS BIG!!\u201d It&#8217;s beginning to look like that the intelligence groups were \u201ccooking the books\u201d as it were regarding the actual state of ISIS, Al Qaeda and other Muslim terrorists groups.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-19599\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"Manure\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure.jpg?resize=500%2C333&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s become an open secret that Obama surrounds himself with yes men and women, people who will tell Obama just what he wants to hear. It&#8217;s also well known that any senior military or Intelligence officer who doesn&#8217;t give Obama reports bathed in Unicorn farts is going to be beached. Well, it looks like the \u201cFit has hit the Shan.\u201d Here are some of the details from <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20170911175152\/http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/2015\/11\/23\/emails-show-dod-analysts-told-to-cut-it-out-on-isis-warnings-ig-probe-expands.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox News<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Analysts at U.S. Central Command were pressured to ease off negative assessments about the Islamic State threat and were even told in an email to \u201ccut it out,\u201d Fox News has learned \u2013 as an investigation expands into whether intelligence reports were altered to present a more positive picture. Fox News is told by a source close to the CENTCOM analysts that the pressure on them included at least two emails saying they needed to \u201ccut it out\u201d and \u201ctoe the line.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish.jpg?resize=500%2C375&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/something-smells-fishy-and-it-certainly-isnt-fish.jpg?w=552&amp;ssl=1 552w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The one thing, above all else that is required of any intelligence service is that the information they provide to the leadership is as accurate as possible. Providing information that backs up what the leadership wants to hear is not only dishonest, it&#8217;s also foolhardy. Do you know what else is stupid? Trying to cover up the fact that you are getting information that the \u201cDear Leader\u201d doesn&#8217;t want to hear<i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Separately, a former Pentagon official told Fox News there apparently was an attempt to destroy the communications. The Pentagon official said the email warnings were &#8220;not well received&#8221; by the analysts. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17445\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk-300x225.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"headdesk\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk.jpg?w=449&amp;ssl=1 449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Those emails, among others, are now in the possession of the Pentagon inspector general. The IG\u2019s probe is expanding into whether intelligence assessments were changed to give a more positive picture of the anti-ISIS campaign.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If they were, people need to go to jail, never mind having their career ended. This could be construed as active aid and comfort to the enemy. (Another name for that would be Treason), Now, what were the assessments of ISIS and the other groups about?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>The former Pentagon official said there were \u201cmultiple assessments\u201d from military intelligence and the CIA regarding the \u201crapid rise\u201d of ISIS in Iraq and North Africa in the year leading up to the group\u2019s territory grab in 2014. Similar intelligence was included in the President\u2019s Daily Brief, or PDB \u2013 the intelligence community\u2019s most authoritative product &#8212; during the same time period. Yet the official, who was part of the White House discussions, said the administration kept &#8220;kicking the can down the road.&#8221; The official said there was no discussion of the military involvement needed to make a difference. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/imperial-obama-decree.jpeg.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16501\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/imperial-obama-decree.jpeg-300x243.jpg?resize=300%2C243\" alt=\"imperial-obama-decree.jpeg\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/imperial-obama-decree.jpeg.jpg?resize=300%2C243&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/imperial-obama-decree.jpeg.jpg?w=444&amp;ssl=1 444w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kicking the can down the road? That sounds so Obamalike to me. King Putz considered himself to be the \u201cNot Bush\u201d president. He has done everything diametrically opposite of whatever G.W. Bush did, especially in regards to defending this country. Der Fubar&#8217;s well known paper thin skin also doesn&#8217;t handle things like criticism very well, and letting both ISIS and Al Qaeda get out of control makes him look bad. As we know, anything that makes Obama look bad is always the fault of others. Unless it&#8217;s ISIS killing hundreds in Paris. Then it&#8217;s Bush&#8217;s fault.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Among the complaints is that after the U.S. air campaign started in August 2014, the metrics to measure progress changed. They were modified to use measures such as the number of sorties and body counts &#8212; a metric not used since the Vietnam War &#8212; to paint a more positive picture.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Body counts? As much as I hate dating myself, I remember seeing the body counts on the evening news. The number of Viet Cong dead was used to show that we were winning. It proved to be utterly useless and was worthless for determining what actually needed to be done to win the war. It wasn&#8217;t helpful to our morale either. That the SCoaMF is bringing back body counts as a metric for determining victory tells me all I need to know. He has no intention of defeating ISIS or any of the other Muslim terrorist groups.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>Asked about the report, House intelligence committee Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said Sunday that his committee and others are involved in the investigation. \u201cWe heard from a lot of whistle-blowers and other informants who have given us information. And not just \u2026 related strictly to the latest allegations,\u201d Nunes said on CNN\u2019s \u201cState of the Union.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>And we can expect indictments of those whistleblowers any time now. We know how the \u201cRegime\u201d handles people who provide information to it&#8217;s opponents that make Barack \u201cThe One\u201d Obama look bad.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>President Obama, speaking at a press conference in Malaysia over the weekend, said he expects to \u201cget to the bottom\u201d of whether ISIS intelligence reports were altered \u2013 and has told his top military officials as much.<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtuber youtube=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Gbp_JQ7RxqM&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>Oh Stop! Your killing me here! Obama getting to the bottom of intelligence estimates being altered so he won&#8217;t get upset? That has to be the funniest thing I&#8217;ve heard this week!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<i>One of the things I insisted on the day I walked into the Oval Office was that I don\u2019t want intelligence shaded by politics. I don\u2019t want it shaded by the desire to tell a feel-good story,\u201d Obama said Sunday. <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bullshit-meter.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-7298\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bullshit-meter.jpg?resize=256%2C175\" alt=\"bullshit-meter\" width=\"256\" height=\"175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bullshit-meter.jpg?w=256&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/bullshit-meter.jpg?resize=150%2C102&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yep, the meter just broke on that one!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<i>I believe that the Department of Defense and all those who head up our intelligence agencies understand that, and that I have made it repeatedly clear to all my top national security advisers that I never want them to hold back, even if the intelligence or their opinions about the intelligence, their analysis or interpretations of the data contradict current policy.\u201d <\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/politifact-pof.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18314\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/politifact-pof.jpg?resize=240%2C184\" alt=\"politifact-pof\" width=\"240\" height=\"184\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><i>At the same time, he said, \u201cAs a consumer of this intelligence, it\u2019s not as if I\u2019ve been receiving wonderfully rosy, glowing portraits of what\u2019s been happening in Iraq and Syria over the last year and a half. \u2026 [I]t feels to me like, at my level at least, we\u2019ve had a pretty clear-eyed, sober assessment.\u201d<\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/head_up_ass.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-17422\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/head_up_ass-266x300.jpg?resize=266%2C300\" alt=\"head_up_ass\" width=\"266\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/head_up_ass.jpg?resize=266%2C300&amp;ssl=1 266w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/head_up_ass.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 266px) 100vw, 266px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I hate to be the one to break it to you Barry Baby, but recent events have shown the world that the one thing you aren&#8217;t, is level headed.<\/p>\n<p>The president\u2019s call for a thorough investigation was greeted with cynicism by those involved in the 2014 intelligence assessments, since the administration did not act on the earlier raw intelligence that painted a dire picture of developments, especially in Iraq.<\/p>\n<p>Of course he didn&#8217;t. If he had to actually act on the true intelligence, then he would have to admit that Bush was right and he was wrong. Il Douche is physically incapable of ever admitting that he is wrong about anything. In his world, it&#8217;s always \u201cDon&#8217;t worry, be happy!\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">[youtuber youtube=&#8217;http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d-diB65scQU&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>I do not expect anything to be done about the rigging of the intelligence reports. I have a suspicion that the orders came from either the Oval offices, or just outside the door. (*cough* Valarie Jarrett *cough*) We&#8217;re going to have to wait until the next president takes office, and if it&#8217;s Cankles Hildebeast, you can bet your bottom dollar that honest getting intelligence estimates will be at the bottom of her list of things to do.<\/p>\n<p>Thatisall<\/p>\n<p><i><b>~The Angry Webmaster~<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p>[yasr_visitor_votes size=&#8221;medium&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good day all. This news came out the other day and in the words of the \u201cClick Bait\u201d blogs, \u201cTHIS IS BIG!!\u201d It&#8217;s beginning to look like that the intelligence groups were \u201ccooking the books\u201d as it were regarding the actual state of ISIS, Al Qaeda and other Muslim terrorists groups. <a href=\"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19676\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[3,71,8,115,9,219],"tags":[3,222,15,134,110,34,9,30],"class_list":["post-19676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-crime","category-news-of-the-day","category-politics","category-stupidity-crime","category-terrorism-crime","category-the-good-idea-fairy","tag-crime","tag-good-idea-fairy","tag-incompetence","tag-king-putt","tag-scoamf","tag-stupidity","tag-terrorism-crime","tag-war"],"views":749,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19072,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19072","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":0},"title":"Just how successful is Obama&#8217;s ISIS strategy?","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"September 21, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Not successful at all, although you couldn't tell from the rosy intelligence information being released to the public. There's just one problem with those reports. It's looking like the numbers have been cooked for political reasons. As the old saying goes, \u201cThis is BIG!\u201d ISIS came into being and has\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crime&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crime","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"man with head in the ground","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/man-with-head-in-the-ground.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19592,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19592","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":1},"title":"Obama considers Paris massacre \u201cA setback\u201d","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. This story just showed up on Fox News. President Dumbass, better known as Barack Hussein Obama announced that he considers the ISIS attacks on France to be a \u201cSetback.\" Just how tone deaf is this idiot? A set back? To what? His plans for another round of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crime&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crime","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"headdesk","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/headdesk-300x225.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15918,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=15918","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":2},"title":"Obama dare not call it WAR!","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"September 12, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. As you probably know, Obama is about to embark on yet another unauthorized war. We can expect him to utterly screw it up, just as he\u2019s screwed up everything else he\u2019s laid his slimy fingers on.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News of the Day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News of the Day","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=71"},"img":{"alt_text":"Neville Obama","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/onc-300x277.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19595,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19595","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":3},"title":"Obama says ISIS unable to hit U.S.","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Coming on top of my last post regarding Obama thinking of the Paris attacks to be a \u201csetback\u201d comes this load of manure.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Moonbat&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Moonbat","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=100"},"img":{"alt_text":"Manure","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Manure-300x200.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":15983,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=15983","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":4},"title":"ISIS coming to America&#8230;or not","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"September 21, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Good day all. As I wrote Friday, the Australians rounded up a number of Islamic Militants that were getting their orders from ISIS\/ISIL. There has been a great deal of concern that Isalmic terrorists are also now in the United States.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Crime&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Crime","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=3"},"img":{"alt_text":"nothing to see here","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/nothing-to-see-here-300x191.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":19602,"url":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?p=19602","url_meta":{"origin":19676,"position":5},"title":"Obama&#8217;s plan? &#8220;Stay the course&#8221;","author":"Angry Webmaster","date":"November 16, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Good evening all. It's been a long day of posting for me. I've been watching that SCoaMF, Barack Hussein Obama off and on during the day. (Usually followed by trying not to vomit in disgust) He has announced that there will be no changes to his strategy regarding ISIS.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News of the Day&quot;","block_context":{"text":"News of the Day","link":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/?cat=71"},"img":{"alt_text":"ObamaWhiteFlag","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/angry.net\/blog2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/ObamaWhiteFlag-300x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=19676"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32934,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19676\/revisions\/32934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=19676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=19676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/angry.net\/blog2\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=19676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}