open forum: october 5, 2019

In move seen on Capitol Hill, both Republicans and Democrats lawmakers condemning President Trump's decision to pull U.S forces out of northeast Syria, apparently giving Turkey green light to conduct long-awaited strike on American-allied Kurdish-led fighters in the region.. ..

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'america’s military primacy in the indo-pacific is over,' australian

This growing arsenal of accurate long-range missiles poses major threat to almost all American, allied and partner bases, airstrips, ports and military installations in Western Pacific, .. ..

it's always about the oil

What more did you need to know once Secretary of State Mike Pompeo insisted that suicide bombing Kabul, Afghanistan, claimed by Taliban, was Iranian-inspired or plotted, one in series of attacks instigated by Islamic Republic of Iran and its surrogates against American and allied interests....

united kingdom stiffens its spine against iran

couple of weeks ago, Axios revealed that Israeli intelligence tipped off U.S that Iranian proxies were planning attack on American or allied forces in Gulf cnn also revealed, after Bolton's statement, that Iran was planning to move some of its missile capabilities onto ships. ..

afghanistan

The effort was half-hearted, U.S refused to pursue bin Laden after he slipped across the border into Pakistan, American allied nation, citing fear of angering Pakistani tribesmen.. ..

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trump admin to ban entry of international criminal court investigators

The United States will repeal or deny visas to International Criminal Court staff seeking to investigate Americans in Afghanistan or elsewhere and may take similar action to protect Israelis or other allied forces from prosecution, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday. . 'We are determined to..

u.s. forces begin withdrawal from syria

On Sunday, U.S. national security advisor John Bolton said American troops will not leave northeastern Syria until Islamic State is defeated and American-allied Kurdish fighters are protected, signaling a slowdown in Trump's initial order for a rapid withdrawal. ..

the changing american population, 1610-2010

During World War II, President Franklin Roosevelt instituted the “Good Neighbor Policy,” which amounted to the U.S. being nice to Latin America and buying its export products at good prices for the producers (for example buying the entire Cuban sugar output during the war years), so as to induce the..

marines free 7 american pows

Marines free 7 American POWs . . Iraqis surrender, lead U.S. troops to soldiers, who are in good condition . ... Allied control . Franks said that American and British forces control most of Iraq's militarily significant regions and that the remaining Iraqi troops are largely..

wwi centennial: central powers in collapse

The surprise attack by British Army on August 8, 1918, rued by German Erich Ludendorff as the day of Germany Army, inaugurated relentless series of blows by Allied armies, including British advance from Flanders to Somme and American of St. ... The general offensive kicked off with the..

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pentagon on turkish invasion of syria: 'we're not in a crisis'

Turkey announced the operation last in response to Pentagon remarks that Syrian Defense Forces, American-allied coalition of forces including Syrian Kurdish People's Protection Units, would help create a security force to prevent the re-emergence of Islamic State in the country. ..

u.s.: 'hague invasion act' becomes law

The law authorizes the use of military force to liberate any American or citizen of U.S.-allied country being held by the court. the law provides for the withdrawal of U.S military assistance from countries ratifying ICC treaty, and restricts U.S United Nations peacekeeping unless United..

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