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saw this headline the other day and I just skipped right past it shaking my head...

My very first thought was, 

"The Russians have penetrated so deep into our governments cyber architecture, implanting backdoors for themselves ect, (via the SolarWinds cyber attack thats still ongoing) there is just no way we have the colossal intelligence failures we have had during the last few decades, (the intelligence services were decapitated for all practical purposes during the last administration) and then make an amazing comeback in the last 16 months.

Then today doing this piece I thought, well lets see what specific examples they point to in order to make such an assessment. 

The renaissance of U.S. intelligence power

"the fact that Ukraine is still standing after weeks of war, should force analysts to reconsider their assumptions."

(Maybe that's exactly the trap the Russians want us to fall in?)

"The past few months have seen a remarkable turnaround. Before the start of the war, the Biden administration demonstrated an unprecedented willingness to share intelligence with allies as a means of making its case and advancing U.S. interests."

"Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, the head of the Defense Intelligence Agency, characterized the sharing of intelligence between the United States and Ukraine as “revolutionary in terms of what we can do.” NSA Director Paul Nakasone testified that he had not seen a better sharing of accurate, timely and actionable intelligence in his 35 years of service."

(That's your renaissance? Really? Sharing intelligence? With allies? Interesting.)

"One can only speculate about what else is happening, but suffice it to say that the lack of much in the way of Russian cyberoperations hints at U.S. deterrence and defense capabilities in that area."

(Baloney, it just means they haven't launched a full scale cyber attack yet and they will wait till the best possible time to do so. We were not woefully unprepared for sustained cyber warfare a few months ago and then now all the sudden we are able to  "push back" so to speak, in this area).

Then? Then I go to bed and it dawns on me why The Russians used a hypersonic missile when A cruise missile would have done just fine.

BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SHOW US, LOOK WHAT WE HAVE THAT YOU DON'T! AND NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE THEM? YOU DONT HAVE ANY DEFENSE AGAINST THEM EITHER! AND WE ARE NOT AFFRAID TO USE THEM IN A THEATRE OF CONFLICT.

The next morning?

This was the first headline I saw:

Russia launched hypersonic missiles due to a low stockpile, sources say

"The leading theory in Western assessments of the hypersonic missiles attack is that Russia's number of precision-guided munitions are dwindling fast."

(Discernment alert: If our intelligence services are having such a renaissance? Why is this only a theory?)

"President Joe Biden confirmed Russia’s use of the weapons Monday, stating the Russian military launched them “because it’s the only thing that they can get through with absolute certainty.”

The best explanation Western governments have for Putin’s reach for the hypersonic missiles is that his stockpile is low after launching more than 1,100 missiles into Ukraine since Feb. 24, leaving it with fewer weapons to reliably hit positions deep in the country.

“We think that could be one reason,” the senior U.S. defense official told POLITICO. “They’re running out of material,”

(Or? Its what they want you to think. Anybody ever think of that? Sandbagging (deliberately underperform in a race or competition to gain an unfair advantage) for the long haul maybe? Wanting your adversaries to think you are much weaker and disorganized than you really are?)

There are other theories the two people noted, namely Russia seeking leverage at the negotiating table with Ukraine, the Kremlin messaging to the West not to interfere any further and, as Biden suggested, growing frustrations with the success of Ukraine’s air and missile defenses. “As all things with Russia, they could be signaling all of this even if the main reason they used the hypersonic weapon was because they had little else to shoot,” the Western official said.

Speaking Sunday on CBS News’ “Face the Nation” news show, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Russia opted for the hypersonic missiles to gain momentum in its bumbling invasion. But he also hinted at another potential reason: A lack of available weaponry. “You kind of question why he would do this. Is he running low on precision-guided munitions?” Austin said.

"It’s really a significant sign of weakness,” the Western official said. “You only fire this thing if you’re desperate.”

(Or if you want to make your adversaries think you are, which would be much more in line with the way Russians would think)

We're being set up to fall into a trap. We really are.

1 Thessalonians 5:3 

"While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape."

(And scarcely any mention of who the sources were in either of those two pieces I might add. Interesting)