UKRAINE DNI Clapper: Ukraine intelligence not a failure by any stretch Monday, March 10, 2014 PDF March 10, 2014 By J.J. Green WTOP When did U.S. intelligence learn about Russian plans to take over Crimea? That question was at the heart of a firestorm on Capitol Hill set off by Arizona Sen. John McCains confrontation with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing Wednesday, McCain, a Republican, said it was a massive failure that the U.S. intelligence agencies did not predict Russias activities. But Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, in an exclusive interview with WTOP, disputed that characterization. I have lived through some genuine intelligence failures in my career and this was not a failure by any stretch, Clapper said. We tracked (the situation in Ukraine) pretty carefully and portrayed what the possibilities were and certainly portrayed the difficulties wed have, because of the movements of Russian troops and provided anticipatory warning of their incursion into Crimea, Clapper added. During an expansive interview in his office, Clapper pointed out that, We were following closely the political and economic developments in Ukraine. We spoke to it in our statement for the record at the time and as the situation unfolded with the Russians. Continue reading at WTOP dni.gov/index.php/newsroom/speeches-and-interviews/202-speeches-interviews-2014/1027-dni-clapper-ukraine-intelligence-not-a-failure-by-any-stretch
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