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Jul- 2019 -18 JulyAmericas
US House votes to block $8.1 billion in Saudi Arabia arms sales
The US House voted to block $8.1 billion in arms sales to Saudi Arabia and other allies, a rebuke of Donald Trump that will likely lead to a veto by the president
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11 JulyCommentary
Why America’s limited conflicts become ‘forever wars’
Interview with Donald Stoker, Naval War College professor and author of "Why America Loses Wars: Limited War and US Strategy from the Korean War to the Present"
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8 JulyMiddle East
Germany rejects US request to deploy ground troops in Syria
Germany said had no plans to send ground troops to Syria, refusing a US request to ramp up its military involvement in the fight against ISIS
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Jun- 2019 -28 JuneAmericas
In Congress, a long battle over Trump’s Iran and Saudi policies looms
A growing bipartisan alliance of progressive Democrats and libertarian-leaning conservatives is reasserting Congress's role in war
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18 JuneAmericas
Esper named new US acting defense secretary after Shanahan withdraws
US President Donald Trump said his pick for defense secretary, Patrick Shanahan, has withdrawn, leaving the Pentagon without a permanent boss for more than six months
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14 JuneMiddle East
Raqqa security deteriorates as US drawdown threatens northern Syria stability
The drawdown of US troops from Syria has made Coalition allies’ sustained commitment to the counter-ISIS mission significantly more difficult
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12 JuneCommentary
Questions SecDef nominee Shanahan should – but won’t – be asked
Gregory D. Foster proposes questions that would shed much-needed light on the thinking of Patrick Shanahan who is about to officially occupy the Defense Secretary post
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May- 2019 -24 MayMiddle East
Trump approves plan to deploy 1,500 more US troops to counter Iran in the Persian Gulf
President Donald Trump will deploy 1,500 US troops to counter Iran in the region with plans for additional assets and weapons sales to allies
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22 MayAmericas
Trump nominates former Aerospace Corporation chair to head US Air Force
US President Donald Trump announced he had nominated Barbara Barrett, a former Aerospace Corporation chair, to lead the Air Force
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15 MayBlog
US threatens EU with trade war over weapons
The US has all but threatened the EU with a trade war over plans to boost cooperation between member states on military spending
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