Friday, January 31, 2014

The US and the Ukraine - 2nd Term Blues

Telegraph: Reports on US policy towards the protesters in the Ukraine, " John Kerry to meet Ukrainian opposition leaders in Germany ".

Lets Get Real:

Thus the US Secretary of State John Kerry IS finally doing something about the Ukraine, he has waited long enough, one does wonder does the Oval have Kerry on a lead, that is the problem when you make someone like Kerry your Secretary of State, Kerry is a War hero, was Lt Governor of his State, was a US Senator and was the Democratic nominee for President in 2004, he has his own political base.   It can be argued its better to appoint someone who does not have his political base within the Party and in his dreams thinks he should be in the Oval.  The Obama Administration has to be careful that it does not push to hard, the Kremlin has a vast interest in the Ukraine, if Putin thinks that the US is trouble making in his own backyard he could cause problems with Syria and Iran.   The Oval has to be careful, and keep an eye on Kerry, just in case he is free lancing for himself and not for the Oval Office. 

The Truth and the Obama Administration

Guardian: Reports on remarks by President Obama defending his Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, the article notes the following, " Obama admits intelligence chief fault over false Senate testimony..President continues to defend James Clapper in the face of calls for his resignation after 'untruthful' statement about bulk collection ".

Lets Get Real:

On this issue the DNI was right to lie to Congress and the Oval is right in defending him, on the whole the Obama Administration has a fickle understanding of telling the truth but the data collection was rightly protected by the DNI, Obama understands that he needs the NSA to keep him informed of any THREAT to the US, if he curtails the NSA and something happens, the people wont blame themselves, the liberal elite press will turn on Obama and ask why he did not defend the US.   On the issue of intelligence the US has to bug everyone so it knows what it does not need to know, thus the millions of texts from around of the World that is picked up by the NSA.   The President has to stand up to the Congress on this issue, he can not fold, he can not give way, he has to protect the  US, thus hat off to the Oval.