I’m not urging you to blindly take on her positions.
But I can promise that she’s not a politician. She’s a stateswoman.
And she’s worth listening to. /6
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Through my research writing spy thrillers and my pro bono political work, I've had the benefit of learning from people all across the political gamut. Whatever good will I may have earned I'd like to spend by recommending this email chain from Rep Elissa Slotkin 1/
We’ve been watching this thing in slow motion for months now. The Administration declassified unprecedented amounts of intel to try to prevent Putin from taking this course of action. But this man has a deeply distorted view of the world. 1/9
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I’ve known Representative Slotkin since she first ran for office. She served three tours in Iraq as a CIA analyst and also served as the Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs. 2/
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She is staggeringly smart, tough in every good way, and honest even when it’s inconvenient. I have never heard her say anything privately or publicly other than the truth as she understands it... 3/
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... and never once have I known her to put any political matter—no matter how small—over good of country. 4/
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Politically you may be to the left of her. You may be to the right of her. You may have disagreed with her in the past. You may disagree with her now. Welcome. Given what we’re facing, we need all of the best ideas from all of our best parts. 5/
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