The Russians will meddle in our elections again

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(CNN)The Russians meddled in the 2016 election. We haven't held them to account for it. They will do it again.

If you happen to be one of those few Americans who still don't believe any of that (hello, Mr. President), you need to take a look at what Navy Admiral Mike Rogers told lawmakers Tuesday.

"The Intelligence Community concluded last year that Russian actors, with the knowledge of senior decision-makers, employed influence operations to interfere with the
US presidential election in 2016," said Rogers, the head of the National Security Agency and US Cyber Command.

He said the Kremlin did this by employing hackers who stole personal communications, which were then leaked to new outlets. They also created both fake social media personas and news items on all sides of the issues to sew discord and confusion.

"This," he warned, "threatens the foundations of democracy, making it difficult ... to craft common measures for countering Russia's aggressive actions in its near-abroad and its repression at home."

https://www.cnn.com/2018/02/27/opinions/russian-meddling-nsa-authority-opinion-kirby/index.html

[dalton99a]

1. It is a certainty - the GOP is inviting them.

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

2. Yes they will and it will be turned against Democrats

With the impending landslide of Democratic votes, the republicans will whine that it was Russian interference that led to their bitter defeats in the mid-terms. Then they will try to de-legitimize their rejection by the nation's voters.

[Fred Sanders]

3. Happening already, am I right? The passive voice....

[Dread Pirate Roberts]

4. You are correct sir

It's a brilliant strategy. One only a devious Russian could come up with! I'll start planning for my inevitable detention in a gulag now.