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Is the appearance of a deep state the main reason why counterintelligence is reluctant to act when it's politicans being bribed instead of military officers?
by BeFlatXIII 5y ago
Is the appearance of a deep state the main reason why counterintelligence is reluctant to act when it's politicans being bribed instead of military officers?
- wolf550e 5y agoRight. Without really solid evidence, it might look like a military junta asserting control over the people's elected representatives. Someone who's not an elected politician would have just lost their security clearance and been let go, if the authorities decided to not pursue espionage charges. Another thing is that the US military has been trained to be deathly afraid of appearing to have an opinion on politics, and this is both good and bad.