Because of the way the city is governed? The Mayor has no control of what the President in the name of the Federal government does... The Mayor only has Disticts Police Department reporting to her and has seen Federal law Enforcement , National Guard and Active Military … [Read more...] about Wash DC Mayor end’s curfew…Requests ‘Troops’ leave…Esper to send active duty troops back home…Again….
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The US keeps sending More troops back to the Middle East…
The Pentagon gets its way.... Donald Trump does NOT get his.... Over the past eight months, the United States has poured more than 20,000 additional troops into the Middle East to counter the escalating threat from Iran that peaked with the recent missile attack on American … [Read more...] about The US keeps sending More troops back to the Middle East…
Donald Trump continues belittling his generals and reject foreign policy normalcy….
Trump started off praising 'his' general's at the beginning of his time in office... He surrounded himself with them... THAT was THEN... As the 'general's have questioned Trump's irrationality in military manners? He has fired them... Trump has ALWAYS boasted that … [Read more...] about Donald Trump continues belittling his generals and reject foreign policy normalcy….
Turns out several US troops were hurt from Iranian missile attack in Iraq….
....from CNN Politics... Several US service members were injured during last week's Iranian missile attack on Al-Asad airbase in Iraq despite the Pentagon initially saying that no casualties had taken place. "While no U.S. service members were killed in the Jan. 8 Iranian … [Read more...] about Turns out several US troops were hurt from Iranian missile attack in Iraq….
Newly discovered emails point to Trump admin coverup on Ukraine aid….
This IS going to get worst ... It seems that the Pentagon brass questioned the White House OMB order to hold up military aid to the Ukraine... Redacted emails brought to light show that a OMB lawyer lied to to the GAO office on the hold after that lawyer was presumed to … [Read more...] about Newly discovered emails point to Trump admin coverup on Ukraine aid….
14,000 American Troops going back to the Middle East?
The Wall Street Journal broke the story yesterday.... Today? Partial Denials..... Something tells me there IS a redeployment coming of an unknown amount of American (And other countries ?) troops BACK to the Middle East...The WSJ didn't just pull its info out of thin … [Read more...] about 14,000 American Troops going back to the Middle East?
Syria Trump withdrawal GOP reaction uniformly Negative ….Trump Update
That negative view is led by Trump's guy in the US Senate Republican Lindsey Graham of South Carolina .... Several prominent Republicans admonished the White House on Monday for its controversial decision to allow Turkey to invade northern Syria and potentially wipe … [Read more...] about Syria Trump withdrawal GOP reaction uniformly Negative ….Trump Update
Trump admin abandons the Kurds in Syria….
The Kurds helped the US and NATO against ISIS in Northern Syria.... Turkey has NEVER been happy with the Kurds trying to have their own state in that area... We now have American and NATO troops LEAVING the area so that Turkey can move into the area... The Kurdish/Turkey … [Read more...] about Trump admin abandons the Kurds in Syria….