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RedState's WaterCooler! Saturday, 1/21/2017 - Open Thread - Reality Check Please
https://redstate.com/earhartam/2017/01/21/redstates-watercooler-saturday-1212017-open-thread-reality-check-please-n66598
– The Pentagon [now headed by General Mattis] says it does have additional needs, including more ships, a replenished air fleet and bigger…
Alt-Right Bomb-Throwing Makes Bannon An Asset On The National Security Council
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/02/02/alt-right-bomb-throwing-makes-bannon-asset-national-security-council-n67250
– He did serve as a special assistant to the Chief of Naval Operations at the Pentagon, but I’m equally unconvinced that that should…
Fake News Turns Its Beady Eye On Mike Flynn's Iraq Announcement
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/02/01/fake-news-mike-flynn-iran-n67225
– The Pentagon was informed before the announcement and the defense secretary, James Mattis, prevailed upon Flynn to soften his language … shortly after Mattis was nominated to be SecDef, Politico ran a story called James Mattis’ 33-Year Grudge Against Iran:Many in the Pentagon … It’s a situation that could lead to disagreement within the Pentagon over the next four years—but also, senior Pentagon officials fear…
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis Requesting Exemptions From Travel Ban For Certain Iraqis
https://redstate.com/sweetie15/2017/01/30/defense-secretary…attis-requesting-exemptions-travel-ban-certain-iraqis-n67107
– According to the Washington Examiner, a Pentagon official is saying Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is requesting an exemption from the … Pentagon spokesman, Capt.…
Trump Issues An Executive Order Focused On Rebuilding the Armed Forces
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/28/trump-issues-executive-order-focused-rebuilding-armed-forces-n67035
– On Friday, Donald Trump visited the Pentagon and signed an executive order that requires Defense to do an in-depth assessment of US … The draft document suggested that the Pentagon also would suggest programs that might be cut, but that language did not appear in the…
Trump Executive Order Keeps Club Gitmo Open And Anticipates More Guests
https://redstate.com/streiff/2017/01/25/trump-executive-order-keeps-club-gitmo-open-changes-guest-rules-n66875
– Obama tried to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and refused to send new detainees there, the draft order directs the Pentagon…
This Month in Jihad
https://redstate.com/davenj1/2016/01/09/month-jihad-2-n55891
– AND IN CONCLUSION It would appear, if reports are correct, the intelligence community and Pentagon are investigating and mapping several…
Trey Gowdy: Yes, Benghazi Witnesses Have Testified To A 'Stand-Down' Order
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/01/15/trey-gowdy-yes-benghazi-witnesses-testified-stand-order-n56038
– His comments came the same day the committee interviewed Jeremy Bash, a high-ranking Pentagon official who in 2012 authored an email…
Watercooler 1/13/16 Open Thread - Unearned Medals, Decade-Delayed Iraq Mail, This Week in History
https://redstate.com/diamondback/2016/01/13/watercooler-11316-n55989
– donkey, title is “A Live Jackass Kicking a Dead Lion”) in 1870, James Naismith’s creation of basketball in 1892, dedication of the Pentagon…
President Obama Releasing 10 More “Hardcore” Terrorists in Deadly Ploy to Close Gitmo
https://redstate.com/matthewclark/2016/01/13/president-obama…releasing-hardcore-terrorists-deadly-ploy-close-gitmo-n55984
– A profile of him released by the Pentagon in 2014 said he "almost certainly" remained committed to Islamic extremism.…
The US Navy In the Persian Gulf Fiasco And American Power In the Age Of Obama
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/01/13/american-military-age-obama-n55974
– #navy #Pentagon pic.twitter.com/VCdjEZiY54 — Abas Aslani (@abasinfo) January 13, 2016 And we apologized to the Iranians to get…
Did Iran Just Steal Two Boats from the U.S. Navy? (UPDATE x 4: Maybe) (UPDATE 5: Ho boy. Iran Accuses U.S. of Spying, Basically)
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/01/12/iran-just-steal-two-boats-u-s-navy-n55958
– An AP Writer has just tweeted the most bizarre statement from the Pentagon. … stolen two boats from our Navy, and while they intend to return the crew, they are keeping the boats:   WASHINGTON (AP) — #Pentagon … What the Pentagon spokesman does not say is how the Iranians came to have possession of this boat, why they are in a position to be…
The Russians Have Bombed the Offices of an American Aid Organization in Syria
https://redstate.com/leon_h_wolf/2016/01/11/russians-bombed-offices-american-aid-organization-syria-n55930
– A Pentagon official could not immediately confirm the accusation but said it was not “unusual or hard to believe.”…
Women In Combat: Making A Virtue Of Weakness Gets People Killed
https://redstate.com/streiff/2016/02/09/women-combat-making-virtue-weakness-gets-people-killed-n56662
– You are seeing failed leadership leading from that unit all the way through the Pentagon and coming to rest in the White House.…
Ted Cruz in South Carolina: Commanders shouldn't worry about "gluten-free MREs"
https://redstate.com/neil_stevens/2016/02/16/ted-cruz-south-carolina-commanders-shouldnt-worry-gluten-free-mres-n56836
– warriors: That’s why the last thing any commander should need to worry about is the grades he is getting from some plush-bottomed Pentagon…
Water Cooler 2/11/16 Open Thread - A pot predicament, Ben's still in, Dump the draft
https://redstate.com/tngal/2016/02/11/water-cooler-21116-open-thread-n56732
– the group claims it’s outdated and costs a lot: “The report found the Selective Service System wouldn’t be able to deliver the Pentagon…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Is Not the Smartest, and Democrats Need to Stop Trying to Squelch People Calling It Out
https://redstate.com/brandon_morse/2018/12/04/alexandria-oca…lligent-democrats-need-stop-preventing-people-calling-n98390
– Recently, the young Democrat thought she had nailed the Pentagon on needless spending that could have been directed toward her loony…
Following Another Reckless Tweet, Even Ocasio-Cortez' Followers Are Telling Her To 'Slow Down'
https://redstate.com/elizabeth-vaughn/2018/12/03/following-a…kless-tweet-even-ocasio-cortez-followers-telling-slow-n98359
– ” $21 TRILLION of Pentagon financial transactions “could not be traced, documented, or explained. … ” $21T in Pentagon accounting errors. Medicare for All costs ~$32T. … That means 66% of Medicare for All could have been funded already by the Pentagon.…
When a Government Contract Process Is This Crony Corrupt - You Should Start Over
https://redstate.com/setonmotley/2018/12/12/government-contract-process-crony-corrupt-start-n98556
– ‘We are concerned about the implications of the appearance of conflicts of interest and impropriety related to how Pentagon personnel … with close ties to Amazon may have influenced multi-billion-dollar cloud contracts.’… “Amazon’s high-ranking connections in the Pentagon…
'In Danger': Obama Underfunded Air Force, Now China will Best Us by 2025
https://redstate.com/alexparker/2018/12/11/china-air-force-russia-2025-n98548
– The Pentagon has sent F-35-armed Theater Security Packages to the Pacific and moved F-22s closer to the Russian border.…
FALLOUT: The Mattis Situation Will Hurt President Trump in the 2020 Election (and it Should)
https://redstate.com/kimberly_ross/2018/12/24/mattis-situation-president-trump-election-n98987
– FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands outside the Pentagon.…
General Mattis Gives a Master Class in Integrity and Loyalty
https://redstate.com/streiff/2018/12/21/general-mattis-gives-master-class-integrity-loyalty-n98912
– FILE – In this Feb. 6, 2017 file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis stands outside the Pentagon. … It was news to him — he hadn’t received a phone call or a heads-up from anyone at the Pentagon or the White House,” Thomas E. … In another post, Ricks says Mattis was fired because: Pentagon insiders say that he rubbed civilian officials the wrong way —…
Washington Post Stealth Edits Its Ugly Coverage of President Trump's Iraq Visit
https://redstate.com/streiff/2018/12/27/washington-post-stealth-edits-ugly-coverage-president-trumps-iraq-visit-n99067
– his first visit to a conflict zone as commander in chief, a week after announcing a victory over the Islamic State that his own Pentagon … pressure for him to spend time with troops deployed to conflicts in the Middle East and punctuates the biggest week of turmoil the Pentagon … the U.S. presence in foreign wars and assert his personal influence over the military at a moment of tremendous turmoil at the Pentagon…
Why Drought Does Not Cause Terrorism, Or Bernie Sanders Has A Senior Moment
https://redstate.com/streiff/2015/11/16/drought-cause-terrorism-bernie-sanders-senior-moment-n55108
– In fact, the very factors listed in the Pentagon study make intra-state conflict more likely but make terrorism less likely.…
Lethal Cyber Weapons Are Here
https://redstate.com/tex_whitley/2015/11/13/lethal-cyber-weapons-n55307
– Related Links: Europe is screwed if this is as good as it gets PENTAGON CONTRACTORS DEVELOPING LETHAL CYBER WEAPONS Chicago’s Not-So-Brilliant…
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