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Cannonpointer » 25 minutes ago » wrote: ↑

25 minutes ago

Lol. THat second question should have been easy for you to answer. 

I notice it wasn't. It remains an open question. 

We certainly agree that no *** needed these charges shoved up it more than bolton's. That he will die a convicted felon is a veritable FOUNT of shadenfreude in Pointerville. 

But unlike you, I am greatly bothered when someone gets in trouble for a thing like mishandling intel and there is no mention of WHO PROFITED FROM THE BREACH. It's reminiscent of Gislane Maxwell pandering children to no one. It signals there is very likely a protected criminal in the mix, NOT being identified and punished. And I think that should bother you. 

We can applaud a rat being caught while still demanding that the job be finished, can we not?

Oh, trust me, nobody’s shedding a tear over Bolton finally getting the charges he spent years moralizing about. The schadenfreude is premium‑grade. But let’s not pretend this is some Maxwell‑style mystery box. Bolton’s case is about mishandling national defense information...not espionage, not trafficking, not some shadowy ‘who was the customer’ conspiracy. The indictment spells out exactly what he did: the **** transmitted NDI through personal accounts and kept classified material at home. That’s the whole ballgame. Sometimes a rat gets caught because he mishandled classified intel. Sometimes a rat gets caught because he sold it. Bolton’s charges are the first category, and he’s reportedly pleading guilty to it. If more comes out, great...drag every last person involved. But I’m not inventing extra villains just to feel like the plot is deeper. Right now, the only confirmed criminal conduct on the table is Bolton’s. We can absolutely agree on this: Catching the rat is good. Finishing the job is better. But I’m not filling in blanks the evidence hasn’t filled in yet.