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Inhofe, Reed Back New Military Fund To Confront China
David Maxwell Comment: “Recall when we excited the “Asian Pivot” during the previous administration? We provided almost no resources to do and it was really a lip serve exercise. I think in the ned it was going to raise the apportioned force level from 50% of US military forces to 55% but as “apportioned” forces […]
The Retired U.S. Senator And Diplomat Shilling For China’s Propaganda Machine
Excerpts: The media appearances raise the question of why an American citizen with a long and distinguished career in government has gotten cozy with Chinese propagandists. An answer is hinted at in a 2013 comment by Russ Sullivan, a former Democratic staff director for the Senate Finance Committee that Baucus chaired, who at that time […]
Senate’s Iran Resolution Has A Special Operations Problem
Excerpt: The problem? The resolution proscribes Joint Special Operations Command operations against Iran. That prohibition comes with the demand that President Trump “terminate the use of United States Armed Forces for hostilities against the Islamic Republic of Iran or any part of its government or military, unless explicitly authorized by a declaration of war or […]
Armed Services Democrats Face Stark Choices At Markup
For Immediate Release: June 12, 2019 Contact: Claude Chafin (202) 226-3988 ARMED SERVICES DEMOCRATS FACE STARK CHOICES AT MARKUP WASHINGTON- At the markup of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) tomorrow, Democrats will have an opportunity to support an amendment offered by Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-TX) that would follow through with the recommendations of two Secretaries […]
Graham: Congress Has ‘No Plan’ To End Sequestration Amid Military Readiness Challenges
Graham: Congress Has ‘No Plan’ To End Sequestration Amid Military Readiness Challenges ‘We shot down more planes than anybody else because of our budget’ Share Tweet Email Sen. Lindsey Graham / Getty Images BY: Natalie Johnson Follow @nataliejohnsonn May 24, 2017 3:35 pm The Trump administration’s 2018 defense budget proposal will likely extend sequestration into […]
Pentagon Drumbeat: Military Sharply Warns Congress Against Punting On Spending
For Immediate Release:March 31, 2017 Contact:HASC Communications (202)-225-2539 DEFENSE DRUMBEAT: MILITARY SHARPLY WARNS CONGRESS AGAINST PUNTING ON SPENDING By Jeremy Herb, CNNMarch 30, 2017Washington (CNN) The Navy will cancel ship deployments and shut down carrier air wings. The Air Force will ground all non-deploying squadrons in the US. Blue Angel shows will be scrapped, and […]
Hill Republicans Say They’re Growing Frustrated With Mattis
But Republican lawmakers and senior congressional aides said in recent interviews they’re running out of patience with Mattis’ staffing decisions, which have disappointed Republican members of the Senate Armed Services Committee hoping to see their ideological allies elevated to senior levels in the Defense Department. Others are grumbling about Mattis’ refusal to advocate a bigger […]
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