Dienas grauds

[…] Do you agree that Lithuania’s defence model must be reviewed and enhanced?

Not only Lithuania’s but NATO’s entire defence model must be reviewed. And clearly, first and foremost in countries like Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia which border Russia. It’s also clear that we face a completely new war for which NATO is not prepared because there has been a period of peaceful coexistence with Russia. This is a strange kind of war where first of all information, known as the “soft force” is used. And after that even the military force is not all that clear.  They do not recognize the fact that these “green people” are theirs and the like. I’d say it’s a sort of semi-guerrilla war. It’s clear therefore that the NATO countries and Lithuania included must review their defence model. […]

Former LT Homeland Security minister (2004-2006)  Gediminas Kirkilas

vara bungas: Kāpēc visi aizsardzības ministri paliek varen gudri tikai atstājot amatu? Kas traucēja šim ministram tāpat arī mūsējiem  aizsardzības ministriem pacensties  izprast to, kas  tika n-tās reizes rakstīts un pasvītrots attiecīgās valsts MI analītiķu ziņojumos? 4GW tēma vai new generation warfare, ko politiķi tagad labprāt apsūkā, neradās 2014.gadā, par to speciālistiem viss bija skaidrs jau kopš gadsimta  sākuma.  Domāju, ka  atbilde ir gaužām vienkārša : kabineta locekļu neprofesionālisms, vēlme kontrolēt to ko nesaprot  un pārliecība, ka par kļūdām nebūs jāatbild.