Tag: Intelligence
Stevenson’s army, August 9
– Gen. Petraeus says US failed in Afghanistan because of a lack of strategic patience, inadequate resources to the Afghans, and misunderstanding of local conditions. He blames Congress for forcing US to supply American helicopters etc rather than Soviet equipment. He thinks we should have forced Pakistan to crack down on Taliban sanctuaries.
– SecState Blinken announced a US Africa strategy. There’s even a formal document.
– Very interesting study of intelligence oversight notes increased convergence/overlap of US military and CIA military activities, blindsiding a siloed Congress.
– Defense News notes holds blocking confirmation of a dozen DOD nominees.
– Sen. Kaine wants a war powers fight on NDAA.
– US says Russia has suffered over 70,000 casualties in Ukraine.
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Stevenson’s army, June 15, afternoon edition
– Half of the people in each party now predict US will “cease to be a democracy”
– European opinion dividing over Ukraine.
– Having overestimated Russian military capabilities, US intelligence now wonders whether it understands Chinese military.
– Xi reaffirms support for Putin.Defense
– Marine Major urges rethinking US military manpower system.
– And an Air Force colonel suggests seeking air denial rather than air supremacy.
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Stevenson’s army, June 6
On this 78th anniversary of the allied invasion of France, YouTube has a short cut from a newsreel report later shown in US theaters and the audio of CBS radio’s reporting that day, supplemented with newsreel footage.
The Biden foreign policy team is mostly people he has known a long time. [BTW, the most collegial and leak-free team was Bush 41’s] They show consensus and cooperation but little policy innovation. If you don’t like what they agree on, you call it group think, as Peter Beinart does.
WaPo reports China is building a naval base in Cambodia.
Economist reports CCP now bans grumbling about the party.
WSJ reports the diplomatic missions the CIA director has been sent on.
Politico has background on this week’s Latin American summit
Morning Consult compares what China has been doing in the region..
AP questions how long Ukraine can fight.
And a tweet shows the battlefield.
New WSJ poll shows Americans are pretty sour about things.
BusinessInsider notes Hill staff can double dip, working for Congress and campaigns.
NYT’s Charles Blow has good career advice, applicable far beyond his journalism. I’d say the same to people working on the Hill.
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Stevenson’s army, May 14
– Erdogan signals opposition to NATO membership for FInland and Sweden, which requires unanimity.
– CNN says IC is reviewing failure — except by State’s INR — to foresee strength of Ukrainian resistance.
– WaPo says US may have violated promise against 3d country transfer of Russian aircraft.
– WSJ says US has cut some Syria sanctions.
– Macron wants Zelensky to make concessions.
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Stevenson’s army, May 12
– Russia sees that as a threat.
– Task & Purpose says Russia isn’t good at info war.
– 57 GOP voted against Ukraine aid in House.
-WaPo reports limits on intelligence sharing with Ukraine.
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Stevenson’s army, May 11
– Costa Rica is suffering from a ransomware attack.
– FP says Marcos is no Duterte on foreign policy
– Politico reports US arms advice to Taiwan.
– David Ignatius sees peace progress in Armenia.
– DNI testified in open session.
– GOP candidates fight over China.
– EU can’t get Hungary to agree on sanctions.
– NYT notes Russia has captured most of east.
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