If you missed it Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, last week vigorously questioned the representatives from the Intelligence Community (IC) about their assessment that the Russians would take Kiev in three days and that the people of Ukraine would not put up much of a fight. His questions were spot on, and he had every right to be concerned about the quality of the current intelligence he and other members of Congress are receiving. CIA and DIA got it completely wrong. Only INR at the Department of State, the smallest all source intelligence agency, raised a note of caution citing recent polling data that indicated that the people of Ukraine were prepared to put up stiff resistance to a Russian invasion.
The Intelligence Community is Broken
The Intelligence Community is Broken
The Intelligence Community is Broken
If you missed it Senator Angus King (I-Maine), a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, last week vigorously questioned the representatives from the Intelligence Community (IC) about their assessment that the Russians would take Kiev in three days and that the people of Ukraine would not put up much of a fight. His questions were spot on, and he had every right to be concerned about the quality of the current intelligence he and other members of Congress are receiving. CIA and DIA got it completely wrong. Only INR at the Department of State, the smallest all source intelligence agency, raised a note of caution citing recent polling data that indicated that the people of Ukraine were prepared to put up stiff resistance to a Russian invasion.