Former CIA officer Marc Polymeropoulos criticized President Trump's recent remarks about the U.S. taking control of Gaza, labeling it a potential generational counterterrorism nightmare. He argued that Trump's language acts as a trigger for Islamic extremists, recalling historical grievances against U.S. military presence in the Middle East. Polymeropoulos expressed concern that such rhetoric not only increases threats to American safety but also could galvanize extremist groups. He emphasized the need for continual monitoring of extremist forums in response to these provocative statements.
I think every CIA station chief in the Middle East woke up with a migraine headache because there's a potential for a generational counterterrorism nightmare here.
You have to look at the words that Donald Trump used yesterday, quote, take over Gaza, own Gaza. These are triggering mechanisms for Islamic extremist groups.
This kind of language only is going to galvanize groups that want to kill Americans.
If I was in the CIA, still in the CIA and the counterterrorism community, I'd be monitoring the Islamic extremist forums, because this is just a tremendous own goal.
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