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  1. 1 hour ago

    Mattis was livid today about Syria before meeting with Trump, officials say

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  2. 2 hours ago

    Trump on Afghanistan last month: "We're there because virtually every expert that I have and speak to say if we don't go there, they're going to be fighting over here"

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    . tonight on Mattis: “But I am particularly distressed that he is resigning due to sharp differences with the president on these and other key aspects of America’s global leadership.”

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  4. 5 hours ago

    CJCS Gen. Dunford on 6 Dec.: "In my judgment, leaving Afghanistan not only would create instability in South Asia, but in my judgment would give terrorist groups the space within which to plan and conduct operations against the American people, our homeland & our allies"

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  5. 6 hours ago

    Defense officials tell me Mattis went to the White House to discuss Syria & that he was livid after reading reports that Turkey's Defense Minister threatened to kill US-backed Kurds & put them in ditches once the US withdrew. He was incensed at this notion of betrayal of an ally

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    Mattis tells POTUS in resignation letter: “we cannot protect our interests or serve that role effectively without maintaining strong alliances and showing respect to those allies”

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    8 hours ago

    A senior US defense official tells me they have never seen the morale in meetings at the Pentagon worse than they have in the past few days, following announcement that President Trump is withdrawing from Syria, drawing down in Afghanistan.

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  8. 8 hours ago

    The Pentagon told CNN Thursday that over 1,600 members of the Syrian Democratic Forces have been killed fighting ISIS as part of the US-led campaign. The fate of the Kurdish-led SDF has been called into question after President Donald Trump announced plans to withdraw from Syria

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    12 hours ago

    SCOOP: The will sit under the department of the , according to the Pentagon's legislative proposal seen by . The new service will be led by a Undersecretary of the Air Force for the Space Force:

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  10. 9 hours ago

    The top Republican & Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee: “We are concerned that it would be a strategic error to remove US forces precipitously from Syria without regard to the impact it might have on our ability to consolidate our military gains against ISIS”

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  11. 13 hours ago

    The US military conducted two airstrikes Wednesday in Somalia, killing 11 al-Shabaab militants according to . The strikes were “were conducted in self-defense” after militants attacked a combined Somali & force that was accompanied by US troops

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  12. 15 hours ago

    Pentagon spokesperson on US air & artillery strikes in Syria: “As long as there are US troops on the ground we will conduct air and artillery strikes in support of our forces. We will not speculate on future operations.”

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    16 hours ago

    All Allies pay a percentage of the civil and military budgets, according to an agreed cost-sharing formula. The US 🇺🇸 pays 22.1%; Germany 🇩🇪 14.8%; France 🇫🇷 & UK 🇬🇧 10.5%; Italy 🇮🇹 8.1%; Canada 🇨🇦 6.4%; Spain 🇪🇸 5.6%; and so on. Here's the breakdown for 2018 and 2019. 👇🏼

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  14. 18 hours ago

    On Trump's Syria decision from the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander-Europe & commander of US European Command retired Adm. Stavridis:

    Remember while running for POTUS Donald Trump said he got his military advice from "watching the shows"? Maybe the show he was talking about was on the RT network "Russia Today." Because the big winner is Vladimir Putin.
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  15. 18 hours ago

    UK Secretary of State for Defense on ISIS fight in Syria: "much hard work still lies ahead to ensure we win the war"

    Defence Secretary on the UK and campaign against Daesh
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    18 hours ago

    The has continued its bombardment of key Daesh targets in Syria, helping Syrian Democratic Forces and coalition allies advance through Hajin, the terrorist group’s last significant territory. Read more here:

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  17. 19 hours ago

    France's minister for the Armed Forces says ISIS not yet defeated and that there's more work to be done.

    2 - Mais Daech n’est pas rayé de la carte, ni ses racines d’ailleurs, il faut vaincre militairement de manière définitive les dernières poches de cette organisation terroriste.
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  18. Dec 19

    . on ISIS in Syria & Trump’s decision to pull troops from Syria: “To say they’re defeated is an overstatement & fake news...this decision is a disaster on multiple fronts...this is a stain on the honor of the United States”

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    Dec 19

    2/ “... hand a strategic victory to our Syrian, Iranian, and Russian adversaries. It’s a mistake of colossal proportions and the President fails to see how it will endanger our country.”

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    Dec 19

    Sr. Admin. official tells me re Syria withdrawal: “Senior officials across the Administration agree that the President’s decision-by-tweet will recklessly put American and allied lives in danger around the world, take the pressure off of ISIS allowing them to reconstitute, and...

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