Piety & Power, by Tom LoBianco: on Foreign Policy


Barack Obama: Expelled Russian diplomats for 2016 election disinformation

Just before New Years 2017, as it became clear that Russia had pulled off a stunning disinformation campaign on the 2016 election, Obama finally delivered the forceful response his supporters had been yearning for. Obama expelled dozens of Russian diplomats from the US--many suspected of being spies--and shuttering some Russian compounds, including one not so far from Washington on Maryland's Eastern Shore.

That same month, December 9, 2016, retired general Michael Flynn, Trump's designated National Security Advisor, called Russian ambassador Sergey Kislyak and determined he should raise the possibility of repealing sanctions on Russia. The call immediately drew the attention of American intelligence concerned that Flynn may be undermining the United States.

Source: Piety & Power, by Tom LoBianco, p.276 Sep 14, 2019

Mike Pence: Robust missile defense in Europe against Russian aggression

On April 10, 2015 , Pence flew with a delegation of Indiana business leaders, political donors, and politicos to Berlin. The formal announcement from the governor's office was that this trip was about trade and nothing else. Meanwhile, Pence's team pitched the Berlin trip as something else. The national press corps bit.

"I believe the United States and EU must respond with deeds more than words to strengthen our economic and strategic defenses," Pence said in the prepared remarks his team leaked to Fox News. "I believe we must take immediate steps to deploy a robust missile defense in Europe, especially in Poland, and the Czech Republic-to protect the interest of our Nato allies and the United States in the region. Stronger economic ties and stronger defense is the strategic response to Russian aggression.

Source: Piety & Power, by Tom LoBianco, p.195 Sep 14, 2019

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