I agree with you. There is no way the Russians and the Chinese kept him away from us because they liked him. If he had qualms about what the agencies were doing, he could have steered the NYT or someone to the story not unlike “Deep Throat” did. Instead he grabbed a lot of classified stuff and fled, winding up a guest of Putin..
“If he had qualms about what the agencies were doing, he could have steered the NYT or someone to the story not unlike “Deep Throat” did. “
No, I do not believe he could have done so, nor do I believe the NYTs would have published the story. The two dedicated reporters who broke the story overseas were the only two brave enough to communicate for almost a year, risking their freedom (read what actually unfolded over time). This is a different world than 1972.
“Instead he grabbed a lot of classified stuff and fled”
Thankfully. I appreciate that someone, anyone, cares about freedom and the promise of America. We are standing on the cliff edge of totalitarian socialism and at a point where there is no turning back. I am appreciative that he sacrificed a comfortable life to sound a loud alarm bell.
“winding up a guest of Putin..”
The US gov’t pressured every nation they could to reject him, forcing him into accepting a second choice - only a nation that doesn’t give a flip what the US thinks.