Wednesday, President Trump said he did not mind Philippines President Duterte’s decision to end a decades-old military agreement with the United States President Duterte Tuesday announced termination of the 20 yr old Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Defense Secretary Mark Esper called the decision “unfortunate” as Washington and its allies press China to abide by “international […]
The Trump Administration’s policy toward Iran is working, and the United States is “not seeking another war in the Middle East,” State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus declared Wednesday. “We have told the Iranian regime countless times, do not confuse President [Donald] Trump’s strategic patience with weakness,” Ms. Ortagus said on TV Wednesday. Tuesday’s attack on […]
President Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan to meet both the country’s president and with US troops saying that peace talks have resumed with the Taliban amid a push for a cease-fire and to reduce US deployment in the region. The President landed at Bagram Airfield around 8:30p local time Thursday and greeted […]
Late Wednesday, President Trump tied a US trade deal with China to humane resolution of the weeks of protests wracking Hong Kong, hours after the State Department said it was “deeply concerned” about reports of movement of Chinese paramilitary forces along the Hong Kong border. The State Department warned that continued erosion of the territory’s […]
Hong Kong’s airport resumed operations Wednesday, rescheduling hundreds of flights that had been disrupted over the past 2 days as protesters clashed with riot police in a deepening crisis in the Chinese-controlled city. And rumors of China’s troops assembling at the Mainland border. Police condemned violent acts by protesters overnight and said on Wednesday a […]
Tuesday, President Trump Tweeted that US intelligence believes that the Chinese government is moving troops to its border with Hong Kong. President Trump also Tweeted that “Everyone should be calm and safe!” Riot police clashed with pro-democracy protesters outside the Hong Kong Airport for the 2nd day running Tuesday though calm returned to the airport in […]
President Trump talking about goals of pulling troops out of Afghanistan, the longest running war in American history says he has to listen to his generals to stay, because it is “Harvard for terrorists.” “I would like to just get out,” President Trump told Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.” “The problem is it just seems to be a […]
Pentagon is set to waive a longstanding policy that prohibits military personnel from having contact with migrants as part of a move to increase the military’s involvement at the Southwest border. Senior officials at the Department of Defense have asked acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan to authorize waivers for over 300 troops following a Department […]
FLASH: President Macron to deploy soldiers to keep order during yellow vest protests. French President Emmanuel Macron, 41 anni, announced that soldiers will be deployed across the country to help maintain security during yellow vest protests planned this weekend. Mr. Macron said the military will secure government buildings and other sites to allow police forces […]
The Trump Administration is ordering 1,000 more active-duty troops to the US-Mexico border to add barbed wire to the border Wall. That would make the total number of troops at the border 6,000 by 1 March, with 140 more miles of Concertina wire added, Defense Department officials were quoted as saying. “That mission has evolved,” […]
The US military is taking on a new and extended role on the US-Mexico border, the Pentagon said Monday. At the request of the Department of Homeland Security, the Pentagon agreed to provide personnel to operate security cameras and to lay about 150 miles of concertina wire between official ports of entry, officials said. The […]
President Trump is intent on following through with his campaign promise to build a Wall along the US-Mexico border, even if that means extending the partial government shutdown until Dems agree to $5-B in funding, Representative Mark Meadows (R-NC) “I can tell you that if they believe that this president is going to yield on […]
President Donald Trump’s approval rating went up 2 percentage points from last week to 40%, according to the latest Gallup poll released Monday. 55% of respondents disapprove of the President’s performance. President Trump’s 38% approval last week was tied for his lowest rating in the poll since last February. His worst point ever in Gallup polling is […]
Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) Sunday praised President Trump for doing “exactly what he promised” by withdrawing US troops from Syria, and derided the “armchair generals” in Washington who “want to keep us at war forever.” In an TV interview Senator Paul said he’s “very proud” of President Trump’s determination to get US troops out of […]
The publicity former US Defense Secretary James Mattis got over his resignation letter, has caused President Trump to appoint a new Defense Secretary Sunday morning, ensuring that General Mattis is out of the administration fast. Read Mad Dog Mattis was sacked! “I am pleased to announce that our very talented Deputy Secretary of Defense, Patrick […]
There is ‘No Specific Timeline’ for US Military to Leave Southern Border Tuesday, US military commanders declared that there is “no specific timeline for redeployment” of troops that were sent to the Southwest border, despite an Army officer’s comment that troops will be done “by Christmas.” US President Donald Trump ordered 5,800 troops to join […]
Invading Migrants at Southern Border Will Not See Armed Soldiers on Guard …what they will see is a major show of force keeping them from easy entry. The thousands of invading Central American migrants and asylum-seekers converged on the southern border of the United States at Tijuana, what they will not find there are armed […]
Mattis at the Southern Border Defense Secretary Jim Mattis (General USMC Ret.), has visited troops near McAllen, Texas, and defended the use of the military for border security. Secretary Mattis said that within a week to 10 days, the troops now deployed along the border in Texas, Arizona and California will have accomplished all the […]
US Preparing ‘Hard Stance’ at Southern Border, Migrants Approach Tuesday, the US government said it was starting work to “harden” the border crossing from Tijuana, Mexico, to prepare for the arrival of a invading migrant caravan leapfrogging its way across western Mexico. Customs and Border Protection announced it was closing four lanes at the busy […]
President Trump, “The Migrant Invaders are ‘Dangerous’” US President Donald Trump sent out two more messages on Twitter Wednesday morning warning about the dangers of the approaching invasion of migrants walking and hitchhiking towards the US border in Mexico. “The Caravans are made up of some very tough fighters and people,” the President wrote in […]
President Trump to Migrant Invaders; “Our Military Is Waiting for You!’ 5,000 Regular Army Troops Headed to Mexico Border to Counter Invading Migrant Caravan President Donald Trump escalated his threats against a migrant invaders traveling to the US border, labeling the caravan’s effort an “invasion” and warning that “our Military is waiting for you!” President […]
US Moving Military Forces and Equipment to the Southern Border US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says the military has already begun delivering jersey barriers to the southern border in conjunction with plans to deploy active duty troops there as a caravan of Central Americans walks across Mexico toward the United States. Secretary Mattis says details […]
“Everything is on the table” to Halt the Migrant Invasion Friday, the Pentagon approved a request for additional troops at the southern border Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Thursday evening that the migrant caravan headed towards the United States “will not be allowed in,” and that they “should be seeking refuge in Mexico.” “To […]
President Trump Wants US Forces in Syria to Come Home as Quickly as Possible President Donald Trump still wants US forces in Syria to return home as soon as possible, the White House said Sunday, that after French President Emmanuel Macron said he had convinced Trump to keep a US presence there for “the long […]
President Trump Orders Air Strikes on Key Syrian Targets Late Friday, US President Donald Trump ordered US forces to begin bombing Syria with its allies in retaliation for an “evil and despicable” chemical weapons attack by President Bashar al-Assad’s regime saying that “we are prepared to sustain this response until the Syrian regime stops its use of […]
National Guard Arrives at US-Mexico Border National Guard members have started arriving at the US-Mexico border with more expected as federal government officials continue to discuss what they will do about illegal immigration. The Republican Governors of Texas, Arizona and New Mexico on Monday committed 1,600 Guard members to the border, giving US President Donald […]
President Trump Sends “Christmas Greetings” to US Troops Abroad It is Christmas again in America! President Donald Trump is sending Christmas greetings to US troops stationed around the Wrld. From the Florida White House where President Trump is spending the Holidays, he spoke by video hook-up on Christmas Eve to members of the Army, Navy, […]
Storm Clouds Gather Over Korean Peninsula, US Troop are Ready “Storm clouds are gathering” over the Korean Peninsula, US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis declared Friday. Telling soldiers that the US military must do its part by being ready for war. Without forecasting a conflict, Sec. Mattis emphasized that diplomacy stands the best chance of preventing […]
President Trump on War in Afghanistan: “We Will Win” Monday, US President Donald Trump declared: “…in the end, we will win” vowing to keep American troops fighting in Afghanistan. But, insisting the US would not offer “a blank check” after 16 years of war, and he pointedly declined to say whether or when more troops might […]
Barack Hussein-Obama Not Going Quietly, The Way of ex-Presidents When former US President Barack Hussein Obama, 55 anni, said he was “heartened” by anti-Trump protests, he was sending a message of approval to his troops. The Big Q: What troops? The Big A: Yes, Hussein-Obama has an army of agitators, numbering more than 30,000 who […]
President Trump Laying the Law Down on Mexico’s President US President Donald Trump threatened Mexico’s President that he will send troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them. President Trump considered “Bad Hombres,” the drug cartels and criminal immigrants. Notably, President Donald Trump is conducting diplomacy behind […]
Rodrigo Duterte, “I want US troops out of the Philippines in 2 years” Rodrigo Duterte wants US troops out of the Philippines in 2 years, the Philippines President said while addressing the Philippines Economic Forum in Tokyo Wednesday. “I want, maybe in the next 2 years, my country free of the presence of foreign military […]