Posted on 09/12/2015 7:37:54 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
NATO Caught ‘Surprised’ By Russia’s Move Into Syria
September 10, 2015 By Kevin Baron
Intelligence chief says the alliance members can’t even agree whether Moscow or ISIS is the greater threat — and there’s not enough ISR to go around.
When Russia sent military forces into Syria last weekend, it caught NATO by surprise and proved that its members can neither stay ahead of threats nor even decide which ones are the most pressing, the alliance’s intelligence director said.
“Are we keeping up with threats?…Absolutely not,” said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brett Heimbigner Thursday. “The demands for intelligence… to accurately deal with some of these crises is clearly insufficient.”
Heimbigner’s latest frustration: “From an alliance perspective, what Russia is doing and the ability of Russia to surprise us on a very consistent basis.”
“We were able to get some warning, but did not see from a strategic perspective that one, necessarily, coming until just a couple days ago,” he said, speaking at the Intelligence and National Security Summit in Washington, D.C. Defense One is a media sponsor of the event, which is held by AFCEA International and the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, or INSA.
On the mainstage later, Defense Intelligence Agency Director Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart confirmed media reports that Russian forces had moved into Syria, but he and CIA Director John Brennan said they were yet unclear as to their makeup or purpose.
Brennan spoke calmly of the development and was quick to say that throughout the Syrian conflict Russia has remained cooperative on other security areas, including the spread of terrorists outside of the region.
“I and others have spoken to our Russian counterparts about our shared concerns,” he said.
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I can be “surprised” by these developments. However, the intelligence (apparently, so-called “intelligence”) people in the military and state depts must be incompetent.
I can be “surprised” by these developments. However, the intelligence (apparently, so-called “intelligence”) people in the military and state depts must be incompetent.
Surprised by their moves into Hungary, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Lithuania, etc. back in the day.
Can NATO say “duh”?
Unexpected.
History books in the future (if there is a future) will chronicle how NATO toppled effective governments for their own globalist agenda, and let an invasion force walk right in.
Probably the Russians learned EXACTLY how to communicate and avoid our sigint because they read HILLARY’s EMAILS. What an intelligence disaster.
why would NATO be surprised?
Everything they do encourages aggression by Putin’s Russia. Perhaps they’re scared of him. After all, he isn’t little Yugoslavia that they could bomb without any consequences.
NATO, like our emasculated military, is useless to America, but has great value to our enemies.
But they can tell you everyone on my Christmas card list, my favorite web sites, and the time of my morning bowel movement.
How can that be?
I thought NATO was a great military organization.
They were great at bombing old Serbian women with shawls around their heads buying apples at open air grocery stands in Serbia.
Then when the ambulances came. they’d come back and bomb the ambulances.
““Are we keeping up with threats?…Absolutely not,” said U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Brett Heimbigner “
What is with this gay trend lately. Asking the question, and then answering it. Hillary does that constantly and I hate it. “Have I eaten ice cream?,,,, Yes, ive eaten ice cream before”
Its annoying. Howzabowt be a man there admiral. Speak like a an and just say “we aren’t keeping up with threats”.
Seems like Rumsfeld did it a lot, and I liked it then, but it’s shopworn now. Hillary: “Did I wipe the server? You mean like with a cloth?”
Germany is now joining attacks on ISIs with the Russians
As are Iranians
Even China is sending some presence
France has announced it will join attacks on “ ISIS” which remains to be seen what they mean, although maybe no coincidence a French jihadist in Syria was killed this week in a “ coalition strike”
Every eu country impacted by the refugee invasion is going to end up backing Putin
NATO is scrambling to keep up as Putin leads
Putin is laughing
I just hope our boys over therecan keep their heads down and not be ordered into confronting the Russians because of an obama vendetta against Assad who did not capitulate to Arab spring
“They were great at bombing old Serbian women with shawls around their heads buying apples at open air grocery stands in Serbia...Then when the ambulances came. they’d come back and bomb the ambulances.”
NO KIDDING. War crimes are war crimes. Just because NATO and Clinton chose to commit them DOES NOT stop them from being war crimes.
I read Paul Watson’s articles in the LA Times back then, it was SICKENING what we were doing to try to “teach Serbia a lesson”.
I don’t know why anyone would be surprise about what Russia does, they don’t keep it secret...
They may talk different than we do, but they do tell you what they are doing and about what they are going to do...
I didn’t like it when Rumsfeld did it either. Its arrogant, asking the question and then answering it. Just say what you need to say.
Rumsfeld had good points, like no chair at his desk, working standing up, etc. And he had silly ones too. That manner of speaking sounds retarded.
Did I find Rumsfeld arrogant? Of course I did. Did I like it because he was jamming it to the media? Yes, I did, I liked that too.
WHat can NATO say after it’s war crimes in Libya most recently and Serbia back in the 90’s...both occurring under liberal presidents.
The bombing and dismantling of Serbia (Yugoslavia)
was a MESSAGE to the rest of the world of what will happen if you refuse to let them get their hooks into your country and its assets.
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