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I can’t tell you what I heard in the SCIF but it’s bad phrase

SCIF stands for Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility. SCIF briefings are given to members of Congress to share classified information about foreign policy. SCIF briefings are designed to artificially inflate America's real and perceived threats in order to greatly expand their budgets. This phrase is an excuse made by warhawks and malleable members of the Swamp to justify spending money on endless wars, foreign aid, and expansive surveillance authorities.

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