Hacked Emails Reveal NATO General Plotting Against Obama on Russia Policy
Retired U.S. Air Force Gen. Philip Breedlove, until recently the supreme commander of NATO forces in Europe, plotted in private to overcome President Barack Obamas reluctance to escalate military tensions with Russia over the war in Ukraine in 2014, according to apparently hacked emails from Breedloves Gmail account that were posted on a new website called DC Leaks.
Obama defied political pressure from hawks in Congress and the military to provide lethal assistance to the Ukrainian government, fearing that doing so would increase the bloodshed and provide Russian President Vladimir Putin with the justification for deeper incursions into the country.
Breedlove, during briefings to Congress, notably contradicted the Obama administration regarding the situation in Ukraine, leading to news stories about conflict between the general and Obama.
But the leaked emails provide an even more dramatic picture of the intense back-channel lobbying for the Obama administration to begin a proxy war with Russia in Ukraine.
https://theintercept.com/2016/07/01/nato-general-emails/
mercuryblues
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according to apparently hacked emails from Breedloves Gmail account
Where are the investigations? Where are the congressional hearings?
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