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Former CIA Chief on Obama’s Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting ISIS Terrorists: ‘Ridiculous’
November 16, 2015 – The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Sunday that President Barack Obama’s “law enforcement” approach to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “ridiculous.”
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CIA Director Cites ‘Impact of Climate Change’ as Deeper Cause of Global Instability
November 16, 2015 | Speaking today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said that CIA analysts see “climate change” as a “deeper cause” of the instability seen in places like Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen and Libya.
Former CIA Chief on Obama’s Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting ISIS Terrorists: ‘Ridiculous’
November 16, 2015 – The former director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) said on Sunday that President Barack Obama’s “law enforcement” approach to fighting the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) is “ridiculous.”
“President Obama keeps referring to this in law enforcement terms,” said James Woolsey, who served under President Bill Clinton “and frankly, I think that's ridiculous. National Public Radio’s Michel Martin asked Woolsey if the approach to defeating the Islamic terrorist group should be “army to army” rather than using the law enforcement approach favored by the Obama administration. “These are not a bunch of bank robbers that we need to extradite to the United States,” he said. “This is a major terrorist group that is growing in influence, has ambitions to become a state. “It's in the process of becoming a state, beheads people,” Woolsey said. “This is just not a regular law enforcement problem by a long shot.”
Woolsey also said the air strikes against ISIS were sufficient and that “a far more sensible and devastating use of air power” was needed. “When we fought in Desert One at the beginning of the '90s, we were flying thousands of sorties a day,” he said, referring to the Gulf War staged after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait, also referred to as Operation Desert Storm. “Up until a few days ago in Syria against ISIS, we'd been flying eight. “That's not 18 or 80 - that's eight sorties a day,” Woolsey said. “That's not going to war effectively using air power. That's fiddling around.”
Former CIA Chief on Obama’s Law Enforcement Approach to Fighting ISIS Terrorists: ‘Ridiculous’
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CIA Director Cites ‘Impact of Climate Change’ as Deeper Cause of Global Instability
November 16, 2015 | Speaking today at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan said that CIA analysts see “climate change” as a “deeper cause” of the instability seen in places like Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen and Libya.
“Mankind’s relationship with the natural world is aggravating these problems and is a potential source of crisis itself,” Brennan said at one point in his speech. “Last year was the warmest on record, and this year is on track to be even warmer.” “When CIA analysts look for deeper causes of this rising instability, they find nationalistic, sectarian, and technological factors that are eroding the structure of the international system,” he said in another part of his speech. “They also see socioeconomic trends, the impact of climate change, and other elements that are cause for concern.”
Here are key excerpts from Brennan’s speech:
“The impression one might get from the daily headlines is that the world has become more unstable. And indeed, the historical record supports that judgment. “In the past three years, there have been more outbreaks of instability than at any time since the collapse of the Soviet Union, matching the rate we saw during decolonization in the 1960s. This has not just been a period of protests and government change, but of violent insurgency and, in particular, of breakdowns in many states’ ability to govern. “Ongoing conflicts in Syria, Iraq, Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, and parts of Africa are clear examples. The human toll is reflected in the UN’s recent announcement that the number of refugees and internally displaced persons in the world is the highest it has been since World War II. And of course, all this localized strife gives rise to the persistent threat of international terrorism.
“When CIA analysts look for deeper causes of this rising instability, they find nationalistic, sectarian, and technological factors that are eroding the structure of the international system. They also see socioeconomic trends, the impact of climate change, and other elements that are cause for concern. …. “In many developing societies, growing pessimism about the prospects for economic advancement is fueling instability. Regions with burgeoning youth populations, such as the Arab world, have been unable to achieve the growth needed to reduce high unemployment rates. Perceptions of growing inequality have resulted in more assertive street politics and populism. At the same time, slower growth has left these nations with fewer resources to devote to economic, humanitarian, and peacekeeping assistance to address these challenges.
“Mankind’s relationship with the natural world is aggravating these problems and is a potential source of crisis itself. Last year was the warmest on record, and this year is on track to be even warmer. “Extreme weather, along with public policies affecting food and water supplies, can worsen or create humanitarian crises. Of most immediate concern, sharply reduced crop yields in multiple places simultaneously could trigger a shock in food prices with devastating effect, especially in already fragile regions such as Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. Compromised access to food and water greatly increases the prospect for famine and deadly epidemics.
CIA Director Cites ‘Impact of Climate Change’ as Deeper Cause of Global Instability