I think right now, they're assessing the administration -- that's the National Security Council specifically, is assessing the impacts of this first round of strikes.
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James Clapper explains the National Security Council's evaluation of the U.S. military strikes in Yemen.
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I think it has more to do with the psychology of Putin, and Russia. And he needs to assure his own people, Parliamentarians, he was talking to, and for that matter, himself, that Russia is still a great power.
I think President Biden made exactly the right judgment, and there is no question that, Avril Haines, the Director of National Intelligence will certainly comply with that instruction.
I think this reflects Russian insecurity. And it's almost like, Putin needs a rhetorical security blanket, of making threats, like this.
I expect this report will be filled with ambiguity as well and people depending on their leanings will extract what they want out of this report.





