Stevenson’s army, February 9

– WSJ touts US information warfare over Ukraine.

– Politico reports some intelligence officials think too much is being released.

– Russians deny promises to Macron.

– At FP, writer sees Xi-Putin statement as no big deal.

– Maybe hypersonic weapons can easily be defeated, but that technology is on the critical list.

– The FY23 budget was due yesterday, but the 2022 budget hasn’t been passed. Expect lengthy delays.

– Sanctions against Honduran president revealed.

– Updated version of WaPo report on Afghan evacuation gives more evidence supporting my view that a key factor was the organizational culture clash between a State Dept that always resists closing an embassy and was sympathetic to the destabilizing effects on the host nation government and a military that makes detailed, rigid plans without regard to diplomatic and psychological consequences — coupled with a White House that prefers hedging to binary choices.

CORRECTION: The stopgap spending bill runs to March 11, not April as I wrongly said yesterday.

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