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| Hagel Says Israel Did Not Tell Him Of Intel On Syria | |
| 2013-04-25 | |
| [Ynet] US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel indicated on Wednesday that he was caught by surprise when Israeli officials publicly revealed their assessment that Syria had used chemical weapons in its civil war. Hagel told reporters that his Israeli counterpart, Moshe Ya'alon, did not alert him to the assessment when they met in Tel Aviv on Monday. The assessment was announced publicly on Tuesday by a senior official with Israel's military intelligence office.
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| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #5 "If you were in intelligence would YOU tell Hagel anything at all?" I wouldn't have back then, and I certainly wouldn't now. :-( |
| Posted by: Barbara 2013-04-25 13:40 |
| #4 Difficult to tell something to one who's covering his ears while yelling "nia, nia, nia --- I can't hear you!". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-04-25 12:22 |
| #3 If you were in intelligence would YOU tell Hagel anything at all? |
| Posted by: AlanC 2013-04-25 12:10 |
| #2 I think Chuck is surprised that his shoes are where he left them when he wakes up. Not a sharp tool |
| Posted by: Frank G 2013-04-25 10:04 |
| #1 I guess he just does not read Rantburg. Issuing edicts forward about Assad locks options down. So now we are faced with the Russians and proving their crap control caused this, and also the risk to stockpiles. To investigate Homs may be enough but Israel had eyes on stock so maybe it was chlorine attack or busted something somewhere. Proving Assad at fault? Were not some of these used on Assads Army too? Anyways Squirrel. It is all dicey and champ has a fundraising trip to go on or something. No matter. It IS all my fault. |
| Posted by: newc 2013-04-25 01:20 |