HOW MANY WARNINGS DO WE NEED? – AT 10:55 A.M. ET:   Another public servant who tried to do her job for her country, and was sidetracked by Barack Obama.  From The Politico: 

Evelyn Farkas announced last month her decision to leave the Pentagon after five years during which she advised three secretaries of defense and played a major role in securing $244 million in military support for Ukraine.

The Pentagon's former top Russia policy expert, who stepped down last week, says she worked behind the scenes to get the Obama administration to take a harder line with Moscow but was overruled — and remains concerned that Russian President Vladimir Putin will test the U.S. and its allies in other places.

Evelyn Farkas, who served as deputy assistant secretary of Defense for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia until last Friday, made clear in an exit interview with reporters on Wednesday that her departure "was not motivated by policy differences.”

Of course it was.  However, they play the Washington "we're all colleagues" game.

But she said she advocated, unsuccessfully, for the administration to do more to deter Russia, including providing “lethal, defensive assistance to Ukraine, primarily anti-tank weapons.”

She also said that the administration should review its force posture in Europe and consider putting more troops further east and that top U.S. officials should spend more time in the region.

“We need more high-level attention being paid to the countries that feel directly threatened by Russia,” Farkas said.

COMMENT:  Nice to hear some common sense and serious, mature thinking.  But that's not what's wanted by this administration, and it can only get worse as Obama approaches his last year in office.

I love her comment, "We need more high-level attention being paid..."

Wonder who she's referring to.  Well, he's on vacation in Hawaii anyway.

November 5, 2015