For 50 years, I have served the country, starting as a cadet at West Point, then as an infantry officer for six years, including with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam; then at the Department of Energy; then as a member of a Senate staff; then at NATO; then with the State Department here and..…
“You’ve contributed troops to fight alongside ours in both Iraq and Afghanistan… I am confident that the United States Senate will ratify your accession protocol this fall, so that we can formally fold you into the NATO team,” he then underlined. . ..…
McCain, while he was the head of Senate Intelligence Committee, blocked the destruction of American military equipment left behind Iraq. The only thing that has changed since Afghanistan began is that the heroin traffic has grown to the biggest supply. ..…
The firing of National Security Adviser John Bolton by US President Donald Trump has sent shockwaves on media and been met with host of mixed reactions in United States political sphere.. ..…
Observe the protestation by US Senate towards the idea of the US wars Afghanistan and Syria ending to get glimpse of the fear that exists Washington and within the war machine towards just the idea or concept of peace. ..…
John Nicholson, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, appeared before the Senate Armed Services Committee to ask for a “few thousand” more U.S. troops. ... During his Senate testimony, Nicholson was asked by Senator John McCain, who strongly advocates more US troops in..…
Joan writes, Christians and people of other religious faiths were gathered in Hart Senate Building to pray for peace, for end to the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. ..…
Congress last authorized in 2001, when America attacked Afghanistan after Sept terrorist attacks and many lawmakers believe subsequent military action beyond it should require their vote.. Senate measure was introduced after Trump abandoned plans to retaliate against Iran for shooting..…
Washington Examiner: 'Horse soldier' from Afghanistan becomes GOP Senate candidate in New Hampshire . ..…
BRZEZINSKI: A plausible scenario for a military collision with Iran involves Iraqi failure to meet the bench marks followed by accusations of the Iranian responsibility for the failure, then by some provocation in Iraq or a terrorist act in the United States blamed on Iran culminating in a “defensive” US..…
Posted on February 12, 2019February 11, 2019 Last Senate vote to rebuke President Trump for his decision to remove troops from Syria and Afghanistan unfortunately lot about what is wrong with Washington, DC. ..…
In both instances, members of House and Senate sued the president for violating WPA. Bush authorizations for the use of military force to begin Afghanistan and Iraq in 2001 and 2002, respectively. ..…
Joe Biden's lack of military experience would place him among minority of American presidents. ..…
Over the last 17 years of Afghanistan, hundreds of senators and members of Congress have traveled to the conflict zone to thank U.S troops for their service, meet generals for briefings, and converse with Afghan officials about what is going right and wrong in their country. ..…
Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in 1978, of order to lie in Senate against legislation to fund agreement that it had earlier specified was required to be submitted to Senate as treaty. In the past decade alone, presidents have ordered military operations Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria,..…
John Bolton seems to have more say about when American troops will leave Syria or Afghanistan than the president of United States. Senate Republicans reprimand him, for a precipitous end to America's war, and campaign they never authorized in the first place. ..…
But naming Senate building as McCain was the true face of American policy. Indeed, the senator supported invasions to Afghanistan and Iraq, called for increased US support for the militants seeking to overthrow Libyan Muammar Gaddafi and met with Syrian militants and Ukrainian ultra..…
Notwithstanding some judgments of European Court of Human Rights, victims of RDI program have not yet been able to obtain judicial redress and International Criminal Court decision to reject Chief Prosecutor's request to investigate war crimes connected to Afghanistan, means that options for..…
The prosecutor for the ICC has a request pending to investigate possible war crimes in Afghanistan linked to Afghan and U.S. military and intelligence personnel, including at detention sites. ... Senate Intelligence Committee report in 2014 concluded that interrogations of detainees after..…
Senators Rand Paul and Tom Udall have introduced bill to end the ruinously Afghanistan, declaring 'victory in the in US history after 18 years, some $2 trillion and over 100,000 dead... ..…
His allies are jumping ship: Congress just passed bipartisan bills condemning his exit strategy from Syria and Afghanistan. Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell looks even glummer than usual; reports are that he and the President aren’t pals anymore. . ..…
Trump has also pushed for withdrawing U.S troops from Syria and drawing down American military Afghanistan — idea even Republicans in Senate have rebuffed. ..…
US Senate Breaks with Trump on Afghanistan, Syria Withdrawal . Iran Slams EU’s ‘Unconstructive’ Conclusion on Missile Work, Regional Security Role . ..…
US Senate Breaks with Trump on Afghanistan, Syria Withdrawal . Iran Slams EU’s ‘Unconstructive’ Conclusion on Missile Work, Regional Security Role . ..…
Now, however, Senate has voted to condemn the precipitous of United States forces from both Afghanistan and Syria. ..…
Senate this last week passed measure by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., objecting to hasty withdrawals from Syria and Afghanistan, only three Republicans sided with Trump's position.. ..…
Astoundingly, prominent voices in Washington are arguing that, in spite of the human calamity and cost of Afghanistan, US troops should remain there indefinitely. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell wants to pass legislation forbidding a withdrawal. ..…
Only minority of legislators dare to speak about our much Afghanistan, even. With the exception of Senate torture report, ful than their Twitter feeds.. ..…
“I think it is right to get our troops out of Syria ― and let me add, I think it’s right to get our troops out of Afghanistan.” . . Warren, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, said she disagrees with the “foreign policy establishment” position that US troops should..…
This, despite U.S being mired in the deepest economic crisis since Great Depression and losing Afghanistan and Iraq. The very first bill in front of Senate, for instance, was the innocuous 2009 Public Land Management Act-a conservation measure to secure two million acres of in nine..…
Both the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held one full committee hearing on Afghanistan during the 115th Congress. ... Policy Toward Afghanistan,” June 20, 2018, available at..…
Little did they realize that Afghan, Pakistan, at the time with his family, was taken by Central Intelligence officers to prison over 40 miles away near Afghanistan capital . It was December 2014, during the release of the declassified of 6,000-page report titled Senate Select Committee..…
'Under certain circumstances -- very, very restricted circumstances, depending on how it's handled -- I'm willing to look at it,' Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota said. . 'With regard to the situation in Afghanistan in particular, trying a Taliban or people involved in..…
As a member of the US Senate Armed Services Committee, I traveled to Afghanistan in January 2002, just three weeks after American forces had routed the Taliban. ..…
Roberson died under hostile fire while serving his country as a CIA Security Officer in Khost, Afghanistan. . ... Senior Counsel, Trinidad and Tobago Senate . End of Watch: May 4, 2014 (Age 59) . ..…
Roberson died under hostile fire while serving his country as a CIA Security Officer in Khost, Afghanistan. . ... Senior Counsel, Trinidad and Tobago Senate . End of Watch: May 4, 2014 (Age 59) . ..…
During a hearing held by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was asked to comment on ISIS in Afghanistan. . ..…
Testifying as commander of U.S and NATO forces Afghanistan before Senate Foreign Relations Committee April, Gen. ..…
the names of countries that cooperated with the US program were redacted in the summary, substantial evidence exists that CIA sent prisoners to at least eight countries, including Afghanistan, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, Thailand, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt.. Senate report summary should..…
But to this day, US officials deny the link between America's in Soviet War Afghanistan and the upsurge of Islamic and terrorism. In 1998, Senator Orrin Hatch, member of Senate Select Intelligence Committee who was involved in the decisions that led to aiding Afghanistan, said..…
During a confirmation hearing Wednesday for Ryan Crocker, Obama's nominee for ambassador to Afghanistan, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman John F. ..…
The campaign is focused on area of farming villages and mountainous, thickly forested terrain controlled by Haqqani network, American foe Afghanistan, U.S officials say. French Senate passes law banning burqas in PARIS -- The French Senate on Tuesday voted to ban the wearing of Islamic..…
WASHINGTON -- On the same evening last week that President Obama went to West Point to outline his plans to send 30,000 more U.S troops to fight Taliban and al-Qaida Afghanistan, Massachusetts Democratic candidates hoping to win Ted Kennedy's Senate seat met in televised debate. ..…
On Feb 7, 2002, in memo, None of the provisions of Geneva apply to our conflict with al-Qaida Afghanistan or elsewhere throughout the world.. Senate Armed Services Committee was told that the in question -- using dogs to frighten prisoners, making underwear -- first were used at..…
At Senate hearing last week, that President Bush never ordered torture connection with abusive interrogations of prisoners Iraq and Afghanistan and violated no criminal laws of United States. ..…
By insisting that portion of the aid to, Washington, Congress headed toward approval of spending $87 billion on Iraq and Afghanistan, and Senate denied President Bush victory Iraq be given as loan.. ..…