donald trump seriously insult intelligence community continue refusal listen put america risk.just ask j.c. carleson former covert cia officer grind hot spot around world include iraq afghanistan understand facts difference life death.in article fortune carleson warn trump obsession twitter ignore intelligence brief serious many americans believe world breitbart headline create lurid stories thin air daily brief stubborn reliance facts expert analysis might seem positively archaic carleson began.so far trump ignore daily brief trait prove disastrous 2001 terrorists bring world trade center airplanes september 11th months prior attack bush ignore memo al-qaeda determine strike unite state use airplanes.the bottom line trump take intelligence brief seriously refuse listen think smart people work decades go see real consequences start people grind like carleson risk live gain intelligence pass policymakers order prevent terrorist attack war person every asset ever recruit work genuinely believe provide information unite state government something long run would help right wrong improve circumstances locally globally possibly avert large-scale tragedies carleson write fear trump rejection content conclusions offer intelligence community profound chill effect recruitment new assets willingness exist assets continue provide information disregard consequences beyond trump dearth information serve erode motivation might provide us information desperately need information may include detail threats american live infrastructure example small yes sometimes repetitive detail cumulatively inform us impend terrorist attack progress covert weapons program cyberthreats countless plot dangers face nation every day either potential assets foreign intelligence service trust cia president carleson absolutely right foreign assets trust cia information trump go ignore unite state go act trump write everything cia say lie assets would probably rather take information elsewhere simply let unite state attack become victim refusal accept facts help nations like russia china nations would love watch country burn.the world know incoming administration facts ignore reason analysis reject trump continue publicly scorn cia brief conclusions assets cooperative foreign intelligence service become increasingly disincline provide sensitive information without confidence cooperation kind positive effect risk quickly outweigh result individual level determine without motivation know sacrifice ultimately make difference cia source may choose trump parlance walk away deal.this exactly trump never allow become president conservatives unfit power within government facts matter live time facts matter america attack enemies walk us trump fault blame along republicans kiss ass american people choice make allow trump continue put nation live risk something feature image draw angerer/getty image former cia covert agent detail trump dismissal facts threat country