Barry said it is “offensive” and “wrong” to make the claim that it’s the White House who is behind a recent spate of national security leaks to boost his political standing. Sounding all offended, Barry told reporters on Friday that, “The notion that my White House would purposely release classified national security information is offensive.” Adding that, “It’s wrong, and — people I think need to have a better sense of how I approach this office, and the people around me here approach this office.” But if the last nearly four years have shown us anything, it’s that this guy will say whatever he feels he needs to, to get his way. I mean where else is this stuff going to be coming from?
Just last week we had two high-profile articles in the New York Times that detailed the administrations terrorist “kill list” and its efforts to use cyberattacks against Iran. “When this information or reports, whether true or false, surface on the front page of newspapers, that makes the jobs of folks on the front lines tougher, and it makes my job tougher, which is why, since I’ve been in office, my attitude has been zero tolerance for these type of leaks and speculation,” Barry whined. He continued, “We have mechanisms in place where if we can root out folks who have leaked, they will suffer consequences…we will conduct thorough investigations as we have in the past.” Ya, right!
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have expressed outrage by the leaks; Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) earlier this week even went so far as to called them “an intentional breach” and meant as a “broader administration effort to paint a portrait of the president of the United States as a strong leader on national security issues.” I have to say this is one of those rare occasions where I find myself in complete agreement with McCain. Like I said, over the course of his time on office we have been witness to, time and again, how it is that this man will say or do absolutely anything if he thinks it will be useful in allowing him to move forward on some issue. So how can I trust him, when I don’t believe him?
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