see, you know, not just weak security structures like, say, not taking any actions to harden your elections ahead of a planned russian attack on your next presidential campaign, or, you know, increased political and social turmoil not like we know anything about that in this country, hello, day that ends in y. but in addition to those things, they re saying the other big thing to watch for here, the other big signpost that russia is basically softening you up so they can leverage what they want out of you, is large russian investments in key capabilities in your country. by which they mean specifically large economic russian investments in your country. that they can leverage. quoting from time magazine s new reporting on what mitch mcconnell did here, critics of the deal the rusal aluminum deal in critics of the deal say it gives moscow political influence that could undermine national security. pointing to moscow s use of economic leverage to sway european politics, they warn
attacks from russia better than countries that are not resilient in that way. well, in what way can russia with its crappy economy and its zero economic future in what way can russia ever economically coerce us? you can understand it in terms of like countries on their border, former soviet union, that sphere of influence they want to exert, cunanan tritz where they can use oil and gasz to really leverage the economies of those countries that serve the russian government. got it. but what can russia do to us to economically coerce us? well, skip to the end here. skip to the recommendations of this new pentagon report. quote, hybrid tactics are most effective when the target state has lost the will or capacity to resist. the most prevalent indicators or sign poifts they are vulnerable to russian hybrid actions include political and social turmoil, weak security
way can russia ever economically coerce us? you can understand it in terms of, like, countries on their border, former soviet union, that sort of sphere of influence they want to exert, countries where they can use oil and gas to leverage the economies of those countries in ways that serve the russian government, okay, right, got it. what can russia do to us to economically coerce us? well, skip to the end here. skip to the recommendations of this new pentagon report. hybrid tactics are most effective when the target state has lost to the will or capacity to resist. the most prevalent indicators or signposts that an entity is vulnerable to russian hybrid actions include political and social turmoil, weak security structures, and large russian investments in its key capabilities. the pentagon is telling us, in this report from just a few weeks ago, that one of the signs that russia is making progress in its efforts to undo your country is when you start to
structures, and large russian investments in its key capabilities. the pentagon is telling us in this report from just a few weeks ago that one of the signs that russia is making progress in its efforts to undo your country is when you start to see not just weak security structures like, say, not taking any actions to harden your elections ahead of a planned russian attack on your next presidential campaign or increased political and social turmoil, not like we know anything about that in this country. hello, david ensenwie. the other thing to watch for here, the other big sign post russia is basically softening you up so they can leverage what they want out of you is large russian investments in key capabilities in your country. by which they mean specifically large economic russian investments in your country. that they can leverage. quoting from time magazine s new reporting on what mitch mcconnell did here, quote, critics of the deal the
the wall in israel. when did that go up, and was that for so the palestinians couldn t come over and launch attacks? the wall in israel is designed to prevent wars. if the palestinians can export violence to israel any time they want to, they have a red button that they can cause a war any time they want. what the israelis wanted to do was create a situation so you couldn t have violence whenever the palestinians and hamas want that. they are designed so you can t flood across the border or struggle terrorists across the border. israel is a very, very small country. heavy comprehensive border security is perfect for that. jesse: one of my personal favorites. chappaqua where the clintons live. they built security structures and fences and walls.