Comments by "David H" (@DavidHalko) on "Andrew Bustamante: CIA Spy | Lex Fridman Podcast #310" video.

  1. 20:00 - The CIA analyst thought Russia would have the whole south of Ukraine, before fall was over of last year… and he was clearly wrong 22:00 - The CIA analyst though Russia would not use artillery against Odessa, due to cultural significant sites, but Russia has used artillery & crushed every city they took. Russia is crushing Odessa UN Heritage Sites now… he was clearly wrong. 29:00 - “lend-lease act… missile shot… bill comes due” is completely incorrect, as per this CIA analyst’s assessment. Months after this interview, lend-lease had not been exercised, but drawdowns & grants have supplied all Ukraine needs. An example quote: “As our defense stockpiles dwindle, it’s absurd for the Biden administration to sit on its hands and ignore the Lend-Lease authority from Congress,” Sen. JOHN CORNYN (R-Texas), who led the effort to pass the legislation, told NatSec Daily. Using Lend-Lease is “a much better plan than continuing to give them away for free.” Interesting the CIA analyst said Trump was disinterested in CIA intelligence, and Trump looked for his own private Intelligence. The CIA guest has made it clear why Trump did not believe him. 30 minutes into a 4 hour video and it becomes clear he did not understand Russia, Ukraine, or even US laws passed regarding it. Trump is not the first president to be dissatisfied with CIA intelligence. G.W. Bush saw the Intel failure of 9/11 & looked elsewhere. Reagan pushed hard against Russia & saw the Berlin Wall fall, instead of nuclear war other analysts predicted. Carter’s following of Intel resulted in the fall of Iran & expansion of radical International Terrorism.
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