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SecDef Hagel's Russian counterpart not returning calls |
2014-04-28 |
![]() Pentagon front man Col. Steve Warren told news hounds that Hagel is trying to speak with Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, but the Russian Defense Ministry won't return his calls. The Hagel snub comes one day after Secretary of State John F. I was in Vietnam, you knowKerry Former Senator-for-Life from Massachussetts, self-defined war hero, speaker of French, owner of a lucky hat,conqueror of Cambodia, and current Secretary of State... took to the television podium in the State Department briefing room to rail against Russia for not complying with last week's Geneva agreement to pull back troops. Kerry threatened further economic sanctions, saying if Russia continues on this course it would amount to a "grave" and "expensive" mistake. The Daily Beast also reported that, according to sources close to Russian leadership, the Kremlin has shut down high-level contact between top U.S. and Russian officials, for now. Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin ![]() have spoken several times over the course of the Ukraine crisis, the last being April 14. But tensions have again flared despite a diplomatic agreement struck last week. This is not the first time Hagel's calls have been ignored. In February, it was the Ukrainian Defense minister who wouldn't pick up. At the time the Pentagon wanted to express concern about the violent crackdown on protesters by the then Moscow-aligned Ukrainian government. |
Posted by:Pappy |
#9 Pappy not a full on DEFCON3, just a CPX. Mainly on the air force and navy |
Posted by: OldSpook 2014-04-28 17:59 |
#8 I wonder if we could get the Poles or Lithuanians to post troops on the border with Kaliningrad to protect the ethnic Poles/Lithuanians in that port. It would be interesting to see what Vlad would do and it would force him to be reactive for a change. |
Posted by: irishrageboy 2014-04-28 16:30 |
#7 OS. You forgot the defiant foot stomp. Also known as the "sole slap" the DFS is employed throughout the world by 5 year old girls to cow another to there will. Seen more recently in some marvel inspired Superhero flicks, it is best employed by a grown man with a light, stiff soled loafer or golf shoe. Note: Often accompanied by scowl. |
Posted by: Jefe101 2014-04-28 15:22 |
#6 Even Putin must be getting embarrassed by how 'The [alleged] leader of the free world' keeps calling him up and crying like a spoiled little girl and threatening to |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2014-04-28 13:15 |
#5 OK, so you have the Russian equivalent of 1 ace short of an Aces/Kings full house. Are you going to pay attention to the distractions coming from someone not in the game whom your fellow players are only politely tolerant? |
Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-04-28 12:56 |
#4 It'd be interesting to try, but for a lot of reasons, I don't think DOD could do a DEFCON 3 exercise. |
Posted by: Pappy 2014-04-28 11:34 |
#3 Russian phones, American phones, all the chips are made in China. Who knew they had kill switches? /sarc off |
Posted by: P2kontheroad 2014-04-28 09:48 |
#2 And schedule a DEFCON 3 Exercise. DEFCON3 exercise would be useful, to shake out a lot of systems, especially vital ones that might not be"strac" anymore (and would need immediate remediation). That is, we would do such a thing, if we had a real president, not this weak poseur. Sad thing is, OIbama's Flag Rank political officers would be the first one to fail a functional surprise command post exercise of DEFCON3 |
Posted by: OldSpook 2014-04-28 00:46 |
#1 Bump the DEFCON from 5 to 4. That might wake him up. |
Posted by: OldSpook 2014-04-28 00:41 |