I well remember December 29, 2019, when Pompeo, Esper and Milley carried out a U.S. military operation unilaterally in Northern Syria and Iraq, without the knowledge of President Trump.
The trio then flew to Mar-a-Lago to brief the President.
At the time, President Trump was focused on a plan to remove all troops from Afghanistan, against the consternation of the neocons.
Few people actually understood the moment, but President Trump made Pompeo, Milley and Esper stand at the podium and give remarks.
President Trump made no remarks, gave no statement and posted nothing about it.
I said at the time: ..."With strong indications that President Trump is working earnestly to remove U.S. troops from Afghanistan, the tail of the war machine is predisposed to wag the dog."...
A month later, we were in the beginning of SARS-CoV-2.... the rest as they say, history.
Mike Pompeo just confessed.
In a June 8 tribute to the late MI6 chief, Trump's "most loyal" CIA director admitted he flew British intelligence to Langley to "plan and coordinate" in his first weeks on the job.
Plan what, exactly?
@BarbaraMBoyd has the answer. ๐