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2014-03-03 Europe

Kerry Complains Putin Plays By '19th Century' Rules

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Posted by Fred 2014-03-03 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Personally, I think the choices fall along the lines of either:

1) Obean knew, or

2)

Neither is good.

Posted by gorb 2014-03-03 01:43|| 2014-03-03 01:43|| Front Page Top

#2 Hey Jaaaawhn - one side is playing 19th century chess and the other 21st century checkers. You're so flipping smart - you figure which is which.

"strong statement" = WTF do we do now?

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2014-03-03 07:48|| 2014-03-03 07:48|| Front Page Top

#3 Well Billy, at least we know where the Klingon and NSA strategic Indications and Warnings [I&W] effort is NOT focused. Perhaps we should begin there.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-03 07:51|| 2014-03-03 07:51|| Front Page Top

#4 I think we've been basically blind in Russia/FSU since Ames/Hansen. Nobody is going risk working for us. We need HUMIT and doubt we have it. Tech stuff can only go so far and Russkies are good at TSCM and OPSEC. We're flat out being schooled by Vlad.

Posted by Bangkok Billy 2014-03-03 08:02|| 2014-03-03 08:02|| Front Page Top

#5 Champ sees USCITS as his threat, not the Russians. His collection efforts are focused internally. He could give a fok what goes on in the Israel, Syria, North Korea, Iran, Ukraine or Crimea. I doubt he could point to the Ukraine on a map with a 5 iron.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-03-03 08:11|| 2014-03-03 08:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Not since ancient China has a county been led by so many eunuchs

Posted by Silentbrick 2014-03-03 09:08|| 2014-03-03 09:08|| Front Page Top

#7 Tech stuff can only go so far and Russkies are good at TSCM and OPSEC.

Plus the "tech stuff" has been focused elsewhere.

Posted by Pappy 2014-03-03 10:22|| 2014-03-03 10:22|| Front Page Top

#8 One also wonders how much 'tech stuff' has been compromised by the likes of Snowden as well.

Posted by CrazyFool 2014-03-03 10:31|| 2014-03-03 10:31|| Front Page Top

#9 Is that all you got John F. Kerry?

Posted by JohnQC 2014-03-03 11:01|| 2014-03-03 11:01|| Front Page Top

#10 At this site, discover the people who conduct diplomacy, the places where the Department of State engages in diplomacy, ... Diplomacy is Building Bridges.

Sums up J F Kerry in his role as Chief Diplomat... a bridge to nowhere

Posted by Clyde and Company8091 2014-03-03 12:59|| 2014-03-03 12:59|| Front Page Top

#11 Well considering the world has been playing by those rules since the stone age and we tried to pretend that they didn't apply anymore... little wonder we are now in the position of Putin having us by our short and curlies.

Posted by DarthVader 2014-03-03 13:46|| 2014-03-03 13:46|| Front Page Top

#12 Kerry Complains Putin Plays By '19th Century' Rules

Terrible it is that academia did away with (19th Century et al) history and replaced it with 'victim studies'. Otherwise, you might actually understand the 'Rules'.

Posted by Procopius2k 2014-03-03 15:11|| 2014-03-03 15:11|| Front Page Top

#13 Since everyone knows this behavior is as old as the fellow who was tired of eating lizards and came across a weaker fellow with a garden.

So why throw out 19th century Jawn? Totally forget WWI and WWII? 21st Century is less than 15 years along and there are plenty of examples...like trying to put US Troops in Syria. Hell, Obama campaigned on taking the resources of others forcably and distributing the spoils among his allies.

Jawn, are you making a reference to the mid 19th century Allied Army vs. Russia on accident or on purpose?

Posted by swksvolFF 2014-03-03 16:16|| 2014-03-03 16:16|| Front Page Top

#14 Actually the 17th ones, Jawn.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2014-03-03 18:11|| 2014-03-03 18:11|| Front Page Top

#15 We categorically denounce Livy and his use of 18th Century Rules.

Posted by Hannibal Barca 2014-03-03 20:35|| 2014-03-03 20:35|| Front Page Top

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