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Trump orders border support troops to use ‘force’….

November 22, 2018 By jamesb

The Military people are NOT happy about their Commander-in-Chief pushing for a situation that could could violent at the border.... The border 'caravan ' is made up of families with children... Trump has tried to turn the situation into a violent conflict.... And drag … [Read more...] about Trump orders border support troops to use ‘force’….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Def Sec Mattis, immigrant caravan, Lose the US/Mexico border ?, Politics, Trump, US Troops at Border, US/Mexico border

Update on Trump’s Space Force wish….

October 21, 2018 By jamesb

Not Good... Defense Sec mattis is setting up a meeting in which he will present to his boss President Trump a request to form a new military command .... That command will be named the Space Force.... The current Space operations in the US Military is handled by the US … [Read more...] about Update on Trump’s Space Force wish….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Def Sec Mattis, Trump, US Air Force, US Defense/Military, US Space Force

Defense Sec Mattis needs to stay….

October 15, 2018 By jamesb

Rumblings of Trump thinking about replaces his Defense Sec. need to stay rumblings.... I have always thought that the choice of James Mattis to run the Pentagon was a good check against a possible runaway ego Donald Trump.... I have company.... The only person to vote … [Read more...] about Defense Sec Mattis needs to stay….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Def Sec Mattis, Military, Politics, Trump, Trump Admin

Trump still doesn’t like the idea of NATO…..

June 29, 2018 By jamesb

From the beginning of his time in office Donald Trump has knocked NATO.... The guy does NOT like anything that doesn't have the United States as the sole head of the table.... Defense Sec Mattis has been able to keep things together with the organization for the last year … [Read more...] about Trump still doesn’t like the idea of NATO…..

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Def Sec Mattis, Military, NATO, Russia, Trump

Trump orders a partial ban on transgender service in the US Military…

March 24, 2018 By jamesb

Defense Sec Mattis has been against a ban of transgenders in the military and has stalled his comments on the issue... He has now passed his views on the President... The order from Trump would give Mattis and the Homeland Sec Secretary some latitude in … [Read more...] about Trump orders a partial ban on transgender service in the US Military…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Politics Tagged With: Def Sec Mattis, Military, Transgenders, Tump, US Coast Guard, US Military

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