Israel’s Competence Penalty

Evidently there were no fraudulent letters fabricating evidence of Russian influence operations to sign this week, so former Obama-Biden CIA director John Brennan — that notorious jurisprudent of jihad — had time to scold Israel over its ingenious “grim beeper” operation against Hezbollah.

Is there any bottom point at which our cabal of “nonpartisan” former national-security officials will refrain from further squandering the intelligence community’s reputation in the service of progressive Democrats and their alliance with Islamists?

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Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.

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Evidently there were no fraudulent letters fabricating evidence of Russian influence operations to sign this week, so former Obama-Biden CIA director John Brennan — that notorious jurisprudent of jihad — had time to scold Israel over its ingenious “grim beeper” operation against Hezbollah.

Is there any bottom point at which our cabal of “nonpartisan” former national-security officials will refrain from further squandering the intelligence community’s reputation in the service of progressive Democrats and their alliance with Islamists?

About the Author

Andrew C. McCarthy

Andrew C. McCarthy is a senior fellow at National Review Institute, an NR contributing editor, and author of Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency.