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as for the intelligence community, i've never had a spook tell me that protest in the us seriously affect our operations overseas. that isn't what drives them. domestic effect, yes.
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You were talking to the wrong spooks...covering the whole waterfront, domestic effect is exactly what drives our operations overseas. From Operation Linebacker to not bombing Hanoi (it was an f'ing war), to Bush I's failure to complete the job, domestic effect was the key to further loss of life since the military is run by politicians, the most weathervanning goobers ever put on earth.
I'm not going to pull the, "I've been there card", but our foes count on the domestic effect since it drives the political decisions that kill our troops.
BTW, I've got more clearances than most.