Forget an orderly transition.... Donald Trump doesn't really give a shit.... Jim Mattis has been getting good media/press.... He HAS agreed to step down due to NOT agreeing with his boss , who others have described as a inept and loss cannon.... He has also been … [Read more...] about Trump pushes Defense Sec Mattis out sooner than Feb……
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China and Russia move closer as Trump’s America flexes against China…..
Under most of the modern era US President's America has been moving to keep China and Russia to use trade as a means to work WITH the two authoritarian countries.... With the Trump administration that has changed.... Almost banging the table … [Read more...] about China and Russia move closer as Trump’s America flexes against China…..
What’s going on with the Saudi’s and Yemen… and the US Congress?….
Several things on the political front.... Yemen’s internationally recognized government and the Houthi-led rebel movement agreed to a cease-fire in the port city of Hodeidah and its surrounding governorate on Thursday, following a week of UN–sponsored peace talks in … [Read more...] about What’s going on with the Saudi’s and Yemen… and the US Congress?….
With Democrats running the House?…The Defense budget is gonna shrink from what Trump and the Republicans want…
Donald Trump's military spending ask was for $733 Billion..... Most people and Republicans have forgotten that there STILL is a sequester law o0n the books.... If theRepublicans forgot the spending limit? Democrats haven't... The top spending for the US Military … [Read more...] about With Democrats running the House?…The Defense budget is gonna shrink from what Trump and the Republicans want…
Trump admin move to replace troops at the border with Federal cops…
As the Pentagon moves to get it's troops back from the Trump border political thing that ramped up before the Midterm election there still are a few thousand migrants in the caravan that has marched across Mexico in a effort to ask for political asylum in America.... Homeland … [Read more...] about Trump admin move to replace troops at the border with Federal cops…
Trump’s Space Force will probably stay with the US Air Force….
Been saying that Congress (and the Pentagon actually) REALLY do NOT want a separate branch of the American military created.... With the Democrats becoming the majority in the House in a little more than a month? Trump's answer to the Russian idea of their Space Force is … [Read more...] about Trump’s Space Force will probably stay with the US Air Force….
Russian Naval warships attack and seize Ukraine warship’s wounding several sailors….
The two countries have had Ann uneasy peace since Russia annexed the Crimea, which used to be a part of the Ukraine.... Russian President Putin has made it clear he wants to regain control over the countries off the old Soviet Union .... His dances with American President … [Read more...] about Russian Naval warships attack and seize Ukraine warship’s wounding several sailors….
The US Department of Defense is going silent?….
Defense One has reported that the US Military is quietly cutting back releasing information to the media, Congress and the public these days... At a time of rampant executive branch corruption and large increases in defense spending, Americans are rightly concerned about the … [Read more...] about The US Department of Defense is going silent?….