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You know, I would have to imagine that if Obama were in full possession of all the facts, he would have known that Snowden had those slides and kept his mouth s
by j_baker 13y ago
You know, I would have to imagine that if Obama were in full possession of all the facts, he would have known that Snowden had those slides and kept his mouth shut. Obama's just too smart to make a blunder like this.
- bad_user 13y agoTalking about things you don't know to be true is still a lie in my book. The correct way of dealing with this would have been for him to say - we don't know but we have launched a full scale investigation. He failed to do so, while still protecting the NSA in the face of all accusations and proof to the contrary. Does it really matter if he knew or not? We'll never know how much Obama is involved in all of this, but another possibility would be that the masses simply don't care much about facts and believe the words spoken by what seems to be a competent authority in the matter, especially one they voted for. Ask regular people what they think about this whole deal, you'll have a revelation. This is damage control, plain and simple.
- steve19 13y agoI think that attitude is very naive. Obamas actions in the near future will reveal all. If he was lied to and deceived, he will apologize publicly and he will reign down vengeance on those who lied to him (unless he is completely spineless and incompetent, which I don't believe he is). On the other hand, if he knew all along these revelations will simply be played down and it will be business as usual in Washington, DC (although the NSA will probably not make the "mistake" of tapping Washington DC calls instead of Egypt again).
- DannyBee 13y agoI think your viewpoint is very naive. He will choose the first option whether or not he was actually lied to, if he believes it is his best move.
- j_baker 13y agoAll I'm saying is that Obama is provably not in command of all the facts needed to prevent a blunder like this. Whether that means he had no idea about the scope of abuse or whether he was simply unaware that anyone would prove his lies wrong is yet to be determined.
- forgotAgain 13y agoObama's just too smart to make a blunder like this. When I've watched him being questioned sharply in news conferences he takes it personally. He doesn't like to be challenged by reporters. He has a large enough ego where he could very easily think he has the upper hand and wouldn't be caught.