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Originally Posted by Street Pharmacist
You claim critical thinking here, but it's not. It's rationalization.
Consider who Russia is:
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True, Russia may be a "bad guy" but the US has little problem dealing with "bad guys" if it serves a common goal, in which case is the fight against ISIS.
There's even an agreement that the two countries signed in 2014 to do exactly that:
https://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/15/w...e-on-isis.html
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Now, with knowing that, it should seem obvious to someone using critical thinking, that the Russians would be more than happy to compromise the US. Even if you aren't certain, you must suspect they might, which makes sharing Intel a bad idea. Especially considering the felt it so important they wouldn't even tell allies.
Then consider the fact that the US has already stopped laptops from entering the US from countries where they are concerned ISIS might have tried. You cannot say it was important to tell the Russians this to prevent it or they would've told their allies too.
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Haven't they though, at least to the UK who've implemented a similar ban on laptops. And there were reports that Canada and France were thinking about such a ban but perhaps determined that they weren't likely targets of such an attack.
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It's important not to follow group-think and to use critical thinking to ensure your not being misled, but I don't think you did much thinking here
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Mostly my posts were to separate the difference between what Trump has been claimed to have provided to Russia, compared to what the media has provided to world.
Even for those who blame Trump for releasing classified information about the program or the name of the city, he should not blame for outing the Israeli operative, the facts of which were provided by the media.