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In 2011, there were soldiers in harm's way, and no political strategists in the room. (Original Post)
kpete
Apr 2017
OP
Was the main purpose of this exercise to get a better picture of the "Southern White House"?
tanyev
Apr 2017
#1
What are those oblong gizmos cabled together in the middle of the Trump supper table?
Denzil_DC
Apr 2017
#2
tanyev
(42,577 posts)1. Was the main purpose of this exercise to get a better picture of the "Southern White House"?
Denzil_DC
(7,246 posts)2. What are those oblong gizmos cabled together in the middle of the Trump supper table?
Does anyone know?
oberliner
(58,724 posts)4. Wow - I just asked the same question at the same time
Enquiring minds want to know!
Denzil_DC
(7,246 posts)7. Perhaps pagers for room service? n/t
oberliner
(58,724 posts)3. What are those little boxes that they have instead of those big laptops?
Anyone know what that technology is?
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)5. I'm assuming they are some kind of comm devices...
maybe mini terminals of some kind in lieu of laptops. You use cables instead of wifi, which is easier to listen in on.
jmg257
(11,996 posts)6. Because there were no soldiers in harms way in the missile strike? ???
Denzil_DC
(7,246 posts)9. Sitting in subs off the coast firing off TLAM salvoes doesn't really compare
with invading a compound in Pakistan with unknown defenses and getting out again.
Assuming we're just talking about US servicepeople being in harm's way, of course.
spanone
(135,848 posts)8. why was mnunchin, secretary of the treasury in the 'war room'?