Reply to thread

Message

<blockquote data-quote="Box Ox" data-source="post: 5466210" data-attributes="member: 48469"><a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/08/pentagon-arms-trafficking-griner-bout-00073034" target="_blank">Pentagon concerned Bout could return to arms trafficking after Griner exchange - POLITICO</a>“I think there is a concern that [he] would return to doing the same kind of work that he’s done in the past,” said one senior Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic.&quot;&quot;With Bout back in Russia, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stressed that “our national security interest is not going to change.”“We’re going to make sure that we can defend this country against any and all threats,” Kirby said on CNN on Thursday. “And so, with Mr. Bout being back on the street, we’re going to stay focused on making sure we can defend this country.”Sen. Bob Menendez, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said there’s no equivalence between Griner and Bout.“We cannot ignore that releasing Bout back into the world is a deeply disturbing decision,” he said in a statement Thursday.&quot;Indeed. But let&#039;s try to maintain the Biden Administration narrative anyway.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Box Ox, post: 5466210, member: 48469"] [URL='https://www.politico.com/news/2022/12/08/pentagon-arms-trafficking-griner-bout-00073034']Pentagon concerned Bout could return to arms trafficking after Griner exchange - POLITICO[/URL] “I think there is a concern that [he] would return to doing the same kind of work that he’s done in the past,” said one senior Defense Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a sensitive topic." "With Bout back in Russia, National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby stressed that “our national security interest is not going to change.” “We’re going to make sure that we can defend this country against any and all threats,” Kirby said on CNN on Thursday. “And so, with Mr. Bout being back on the street, we’re going to stay focused on making sure we can defend this country.” Sen. Bob Menendez, the Democratic chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said there’s no equivalence between Griner and Bout. “We cannot ignore that releasing Bout back into the world is a deeply disturbing decision,” he said in a statement Thursday." Indeed. But let's try to maintain the Biden Administration narrative anyway. [/QUOTE]

Verification