‘A tough call’: Biden considering mandatory Covid vaccines for U.S. troops

The comments from the commander in chief come as the Pentagon has sounded the alarm about service members refusing the shots in large numbers. U.S. Marines step off in the early morning during an operation to push out Taliban fighters … Read More

More than 120 retired generals and admirals wrote to Biden appearing to back a false election conspiracy and questioning his mental health

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President Joe Biden at Arlington National Cemetery. Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images A group named “Flag Officers 4 America” released a letter signed by 124 former military leaders. The letter questioned the 2020 election result and President Joe Biden’s physical and mental … Read More

‘Time to end the forever war’: Biden to start U.S. Afghanistan pullout on May 1

President Joe Biden said on Wednesday U.S. troops will be withdrawn from Afghanistan starting May 1 to end America’s longest war, rejecting calls for them to stay to ensure a peaceful resolution to that nation’s grinding internal conflict. Foreign troops … Read More

US launches airstrike against Iranian-backed forces in Syria

The strike was intended to halt and deter future rocket attacks by the Iranian-backed militia. The U.S. military carried out an airstrike against an Iranian-backed militia stronghold in Syria Thursday, a senior official told Fox News. In the first known military action … Read More

Pompeo calls for Greece-Turkey dialogue to ease tensions

Greece and Turkey, both NATO members, have spent weeks at loggerheads after Ankara sent exploration vessels in August into potentially resource-rich waters claimed by both countries. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo addresses a press conference during a visit to … Read More

Donald Trump Has Made the U.S. Military Stronger

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Even for those of us who don’t care much for the president’s overall foreign policy, it must be acknowledged that the Trump defense buildup, with bipartisan backing in Congress, is achieving some clear good. For Fiscal Year 2021, President Trump … Read More

Trump, Pentagon set to announce plan to withdraw more US troops from Iraq

A coordinated announcement is expected sometime Wednesday. President Trump and the Pentagon plan to announce a reduction of U.S. troop levels from 5,200 to about 3,500, a senior defense official told Fox News. The coordinated announcement is expected sometime Wednesday and the Iraqis … Read More

A Sort-of goodbye to Germany?

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Source: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country. A little more than half of the troops being withdrawn will return … Read More

Venezuela warns of threat of invasion by the US

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Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada (Prensa Latina) Caracas, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, warned today about the threat of invasion that looms over this country … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 31 July 2020

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Greetings from Tyler, Maybe the approaching hurricane will supplant the excited COVID-19 reporting for a couple of days.  That would be a welcome respite.  Every news report begins with “spikes,” “hot-spots” and concerns that some are not doing all they … Read More

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