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As Feb. 16 passes by, Biden administration pressed on Russian invasion intel
The Hill ^ | 02/16/2022 | Schnell

Posted on 02/17/2022 6:38:47 AM PST by Phoenix8

Reporters on Wednesday pressed the Biden administration on intelligence suggesting that Russia was eyeing Wednesday to attack Ukraine as the day drew to a close in Kyiv without any signs of an incursion.

Recent reports pointed to Feb. 16 as the day Russian forces would likely launch an incursion into Ukraine, but instead the tense military and geopolitical standoff continued.

NBC News’s Kristen Welker asked White House press secretary Jen Psaki about the intelligence at Wednesday’s briefing.

“What do you make of the fact that at this point — it is now darkness in that region — there hasn't been a military invasion?” Welker asked

(Excerpt) Read more at thehill.com ...


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: bidenfailure; ukraine
Actually I always knew Biden was just acting like an inept, senile career politician. I have a secretly released video showing the Russians in fact DID launch a full scale invasion Wednesday (humor):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtSbrp2Wz48

1 posted on 02/17/2022 6:38:47 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: Phoenix8

Biden wants an invasion. If that happens, he has an excuse to take 10% of the worlds oil supply offline and drive prices up faster.


2 posted on 02/17/2022 6:42:38 AM PST by beef (Let’s go Baizuo!)
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To: Phoenix8

....a secretly released video shows the Russians DID launch a full scale invasion Wednesday .......

......the day Ukraine declared a national holiday.......lol......


3 posted on 02/17/2022 6:43:26 AM PST by Liz ("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Phoenix8

If there is peace, it’s because of Joe’s masterful diplomacy.
If there is war, [shrug], Joe saw it coming and he was right.

The drooling fool is sort of in a “can’t lose” situation.


4 posted on 02/17/2022 6:45:16 AM PST by ClearCase_guy ("If you see something, say something"? I see people dying from vaccines.)
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To: All

Looks like Putin deballed Bidung..........yea, Vlad.


5 posted on 02/17/2022 6:45:17 AM PST by Liz ("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Phoenix8

Was watching Steve Lookner (Agenda Free TV) last night.

He said that the Biden administration had never mentioned Feb 16th. At least not publicly.


6 posted on 02/17/2022 6:49:07 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: ClearCase_guy

The drooling, beady eyed fool is in a “can’t lose” situation.

<><>If there is peace, it’s because of Joe’s masterful diplomacy.
<><>If there is war, genius Joe saw it coming and was prepared.


7 posted on 02/17/2022 6:50:39 AM PST by Liz ("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: ClearCase_guy

“wag the dog”


8 posted on 02/17/2022 6:50:39 AM PST by Phoenix8
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To: DannyTN

That’s amazing. I went to Google and set the time to be the first 2 weeks of February and their are dozens if not hundreds of articles like this one:

“ The U.S. accused the Kremlin on Thursday of an elaborate plot to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could use as a pretext to take military action against its neighbor.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/business/article258001008.html#storylink=cpy


9 posted on 02/17/2022 6:55:29 AM PST by Phoenix8
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After at least 5 years of DC deep-state and corrupt media lies about Trump Mosco pee-tapes, secret alpha bank servers, Putin election facebook ads, collusion, the Vindman twins, FBI spying - NO ONE has gone to jail, or even apologized.

so WHY does anyone here believe ONE WORD of what DC deep state and corrupt media tell us about Russia or Ukraine??


10 posted on 02/17/2022 6:58:45 AM PST by PGR88
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To: Phoenix8

Biden got played. Putin was laughing as he yanked Biden’s chain.


11 posted on 02/17/2022 7:00:30 AM PST by Senator_Blutarski
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To: Phoenix8

Piglosi told Biden he could prove his brilliance and mastery.......

All he had to do was accuse the Kremlin of an elaborate plot
to fabricate an attack by Ukrainian forces that Russia could
use as a pretext to take military action against its neighbor.


12 posted on 02/17/2022 7:04:17 AM PST by Liz ("Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use. )
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To: Phoenix8

Did any of them mention Feb 16th.

There’s lots of articles and public statements about the Russian forces buildup and the liklihood of an attack. But is Steve Lookner correct that people are attributing Feb 16 to the Biden administration, without a valid source.


13 posted on 02/17/2022 7:12:47 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Phoenix8

“We were eyeball to eyeball and Putin blinked!”

Apologies to Dean Rusk, who actually was...


14 posted on 02/17/2022 7:14:26 AM PST by Buttons12 ( )
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To: DannyTN

https://www.politico.com/newsletters/national-security-daily/2022/02/11/putin-could-attack-ukraine-on-feb-16-biden-told-allies-00008344


15 posted on 02/17/2022 7:32:48 AM PST by Phoenix8
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""NatSec Daily was told by a person familiar that President JOE BIDEN told Western leaders about the Feb. 16 date on an hourlong call today."

"a person familiar" --that's the source?

The rest of that Politico article discounts the Feb 16th date saying "as soon as the 16th" implying the 16th might be the earliest that Russia will be ready. And says "It's possible the Feb. 16 piece of intelligence is raw and not the overall assessment of the United States".

I think that's what Steve Lookner was saying. Biden never said it would happen on the 16th, at least not publicly. Unnamed "sources" or "a person familiar" might have heard it, but we don't really know.

And since it contrasts with Biden's and his administration's public comments, the public comments are to be believed, not "a person familiar".

Biden has plenty of incompetency to account for without having to defend "intel" that they didn't publish and that contrasts with their public statements.

16 posted on 02/17/2022 7:45:31 AM PST by DannyTN
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To: Phoenix8
well, we consulted our best source...


17 posted on 02/17/2022 8:21:46 AM PST by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: DannyTN

Just as coincidence, Tucker literally just now, FOX had a segment on this topic.
He showed a montage of MSM recorded news clips of the last week or two where they were clearly saying Biden administration officials were warning the Russian invasion of the Ukraine would start on Wednesday the 16th. CNN, MSNBC and several others I can’t recall.

True in none of them Biden was shown saying it but again they all said they were notified by “administration officials”. So he must be involved. Well at least his handlers are.

I imagine one could find it somewhere.


18 posted on 02/17/2022 5:24:16 PM PST by Phoenix8
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