WORDS: 659 — It seems there has indeed been some behind-the-scenes activity on how to “handle” Putin. Better to have a brain-trust at your disposal than trust only in your own brain.
In my post of early yesterday I mentioned a bit about Biden’s general persona as a human being likely being somewhat frustrated at being the most powerful guy in the world yet unable to help save Ukrainian lives. I presented that his human empathy might be motivating him to seek out more intel/think tank avenues from which different possibilities might present themselves to him. As of this morning, CNN is reporting just one particular behind-the-scenes action that has been on-going, away from public knowledge since the invasion began. HERE is the reporting in its entirety, but a few paragraphs I am submitting below.
Four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, President Joe Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan authorized a team of officials to quietly map out potential ways the US could respond if Russian President Vladimir Putin took an extreme step, including deploying chemical, biological or nuclear weapons, a senior administration official told CNN.
The group, known internally as a Tiger Team, is a new version of the one assembled last fall when it appeared Russia was preparing to invade Ukraine. Now a month into the invasion, this group meets several times a week to examine how the US could respond if Russia were to conduct a biological weapons attack, encroach on NATO territory, target US convoys or any other step Putin may take given his clear frustration over Russia’s lack of progress.
The Tiger Team is focused on creating contingency plans for several scenarios, including Russia’s potential use of chemical or biological weapons, targeting of US convoys delivering military assistance, disruptions to global food supply chains and the growing refugee crisis.
The National Security Council has also created another strategy group that will work in tandem with them to conduct a longer-term examination of potential major geopolitical shifts happening because of Russia’s invasion. The strategy group is working to monitor and mitigate risks, while considering how to advance and defend US interests, the official said.
I would agree but after Donald I am not so sure I can. Sorry chuq
I do not get how you can say that after all the damage Biden has done! They are doing damage control now after he said, “Russia needs a new regime (Paraphrased).” You disdain Trump yet Obama said of Biden, “Leave it to Joe to eff things up (paraphrased).” What does that tell you? Joe is a disaster a walking mess and a hypocrite. Look at the Thomas hearings for SCOTUS. He is a bigot, but he selects a black woman because he thinks he has a fan base. The polls have him at a 40% disapproval rating and you talk about Trump. Yes, Trump was an idiot, but not the kind of idiot Biden is–Biden my friend is destroying the US and before we know it China will be running the USA and all our blogs will be taken down.
There’s so much to unpack in all that I don’t even know where to start (and it has zero to do with comparing Trump to Biden). I’ve read your remarks and posts elsewhere and my general reply would be for you to spend less time on Fox, Breitbart, OAN, yada yada and try some mainstream and then use your critical thinking to verify for yourself rather than just accepting your conformational Conservative bias.
And who in the world sold you on the idea that…. “before we know it China will be running the USA and all our blogs will be taken down.”? Is this some Tucker nonsense?
You confuse me with a Biden supporter….never been one…..the people are destroying this country not Biden…when we sink to hating anyone that does not agree with us then we are doomed. I know that more finger pointing should be at Congress for they destroy good ideas….the prez gets the blame….the same no matter who sits in the Big Boy chair. chuq
Agreed. Pete made the same comment regarding Johnson.
Doug – Your statements
“To be sure, the president makes the final decision on a course of action, and the buck in making that decision rests only with the president.”
“I think it’s prudent to give some deference when debating issues and policies to the thought processes involved that spawned them. “
While I sincerely would love to “give some deference” to Biden, the truth is he makes personal choices of decisions on whose advice to discern.
Sadly, most of his choices base on his short time in office have night be wise of prudent in my opinion based on energy, immigration, inflation, crime, etc. etc. from failed
White House strategic planning, and the 100rds of Executive Orders he put his signature on.
Sad.
We have got somehow accept the truth; he was not the best choice to lead our Nation.
The sooner both he and Congress have to discern in my opinion is to realize the truth that he needs to listen to wiser advice that who he listened to in the first two years of folly, in my opinion.
Regards and goodwill blogging.
I have no issue with folks (let’s face it.. leftover Trump Conservatives and those GOP trying to hang on to their seats or push out a Democrat in some district somewhere) not liking Biden polices… if it is indeed his policies they dislike. I sense it’s all the usual politics. The guy’s a Democrat hence he’s no good. Both parties do it and watching it all over the years I am so tired of it. It gets old. I’m tired of the overblown emotionalism on issues without consideration for context.. vague and ambiguous party platforms that are not platforms at all… and all the elements making up the current divide and the influence of the far right nutjobs that somehow made it into Congress and have a microphone to the world.
Doug,
We seem to both be tired of “it”
I even cancelled my news channels of CNN, OAN , Fox, etc.,
Regards and goodwill blogging.
Well, not sure living in a news vacuum is any better either. But I see your point. Maybe you should run for public office and fix this mess, Rudy. 🙂
Doug,
Maybe in my next reinsertion, i will run for public office.
Regards and goodwill blogging.