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14,000 American Troops going back to the Middle East?

December 5, 2019 By jamesb

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?

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: American troops in the Middle East, Military, Pentagon, Politics, Trump, US Troops

Syria Trump withdrawal GOP reaction uniformly Negative ….Trump Update

October 7, 2019 By jamesb

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

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: ISIS, Kurds, Military, Pentagon, Republicans, Syria, Trump Syria withdrawal

Trump admin abandons the Kurds in Syria….

October 7, 2019 By jamesb

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….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: American Troops, Iran, ISIS, Kurds, Military, Pentagon, Russia, Syria, Trump Admin

September 11 , 2001 attacks….

September 10, 2019 By jamesb

9/11.... It's been 22 years.... American should NEVER forget  Bless those lost and those who have worked to put things back together again.... America IS A Great County .... image...ABCNews-Go.Com … [Read more...] about September 11 , 2001 attacks….

Filed Under: Government, Other Things Tagged With: 9-11, Pentagon, September 11/2001, Shanksville/Pennsylvania, Terrorism, World Trade Center

Trump admin steals money planned for a new military kid’s school for a border wall section..

September 6, 2019 By jamesb

It's like THAT.... Ordered by the President to take money FROM project's FOR his wall? Money for a new middle school for the kids of oversea's returning solider's is gone... And Donald Trump does not give a shit..... Oh, and the US Senator that normally would object … [Read more...] about Trump admin steals money planned for a new military kid’s school for a border wall section..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Diverting funds for Border Wall, Education, Military schools, Pentagon, Politics, Trump Border Wall

Update on Trump’s US Afghanistan troop removals….

August 29, 2019 By jamesb

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….

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Afghan civil war, Afghanistan tUS troop removals, Military, NATO troops in Afghanistan, Pentagon, Politics, Trump Admin

Trump crazy idea of the week…Blockade Venezuela?

August 18, 2019 By jamesb

Last week it was 'buy' Greenland..... This week its  a naval blockade of Venezuela... In going back to time when America 'helped' place friendly leaders in power....Donald Trump wants to squeeze things so tight for the people of that country that it's leader President … [Read more...] about Trump crazy idea of the week…Blockade Venezuela?

Filed Under: Government, Military, Politics Tagged With: Pentagon, Trump Admin, Trump Foreign Policy, US Military, US Naval blockade, Venezuela

Pentagon signs nearly $1 billion to start building Trump’s border wall….

April 9, 2019 By jamesb

The money will come from canceled Defense Department programs.... The money will be for only 57 miles of wall in El Paso , Texas, and Yuma , Arizona.... It will have the US Army Corps of Engineer's supervise the construction... If it can gets the votes? Congress may … [Read more...] about Pentagon signs nearly $1 billion to start building Trump’s border wall….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Military, Other Things, Politics Tagged With: Congress, Pentagon, Trump border wall construction funding

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