NY Times.... Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said Tuesday that he would move to annex much of the occupied West Bank if voters return him to power in the election next week, a change that could dramatically reshape the protracted Israeli-Palestinian … [Read more...] about Netanyahu, Facing Tough Israel Election, Pledges to Annex Much of West Bank
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Trump’s Afghanistan ‘peace’ will be Vietnam all over again: A mess America leaves behind…
LA Times Op-Ed..... On the day that Saigon fell, and the conflict that the Vietnamese call the American War ended, I was a captain in the U.S. Army attending a course at Ft. Knox, Ky. One of my classmates — let’s call him Nguyen — was a captain in the Army of the Republic … [Read more...] about Trump’s Afghanistan ‘peace’ will be Vietnam all over again: A mess America leaves behind…
Trump Says He’s cancelled a get together With the Taliban at Camp David?
Huh? The announcement has had varying reactions.... Most NOT good.... One WOULD assume that Trump's US troop withdrawals are now on hold?... THAT should make the Afghan's and US Military people happy.... Donald Trump’s boundless faith in his own magnetism and … [Read more...] about Trump Says He’s cancelled a get together With the Taliban at Camp David?
Trump Admin to discuss stopping Refugees from Entering the U.S…..
The America refugee settlement program is 50 years old.... The Defense Department people are NOT at ALL happy with this... But? Add this to recent efforts of Trump and Stephen Miler , his trusty anti-immigration assistant to just about completely stop anyone not born in … [Read more...] about Trump Admin to discuss stopping Refugees from Entering the U.S…..
Hardliner John Bolton is wearing out his welcome….
He has been locked out of admin policy decisions on Afghanistan ..... He has been kept out of some meeting on North Korea.... Despite his hardcore views against Iran? President Trump has indicated that come this fall's UN meeting? He will sit down with the Iranian … [Read more...] about Hardliner John Bolton is wearing out his welcome….
Update on Trump’s US Afghanistan troop removals….
As predicted ? The US/NATO military presence in Afghanistan is NOT gonna disappear ... Trump has outed , as usual, a policy position....The word is around 8,600 troops leaving the country out of 13,000 to 14,000 currently there... The Pentagon is NOT happy with this, but … [Read more...] about Update on Trump’s US Afghanistan troop removals….
Trump asking about cutting American military aid to the Ukraine???
This is something that would cause a Democratic President a HUGE pushback from Republicans... It IS a attempt by Donald Trump to appease Russian President Putin seizure of the Crimea area of the Ukraine... It would even tail undo efforts by American and NATO to hold up … [Read more...] about Trump asking about cutting American military aid to the Ukraine???
Special Ops Navy SEAL commander: We have ‘drifted from our Navy core values’
The Navy Special Operator's units have made the news recently for things that unit commanders want to clean up... The SEAL's are unconventional soldiers and sometime THAT seeps into other area's besides their basic missions .... In the wake of several high-profile scandals … [Read more...] about Special Ops Navy SEAL commander: We have ‘drifted from our Navy core values’