Tag: Military

It's unprecedented territory for the Pentagon to go after a private citizen and opinion journalist for being critical of the current administration. However, that's just what happened when Tucker Carlson ...

Some thought the military's reaction was over the top.

"Notice the language in these statements and memos that has little -- in fact, nothing -- to do with American military readiness."

The National Guard "cannot and should not fulfill the Capitol Police's troop request at this time."

"What we absolutely won't do is take personnel advise from a talk show host or the Chinese military."

"This decision was made after a thorough review of the request and after close consideration of its potential impact on readiness."

"We'll strike, if that's what we think we need to do."

"He wants to discuss a narrow and specific framework moving forward."

The mission was set to end on March 12.

Walker said defense officials did not give him final permission to deploy Guard forces until 3 hours and 19 minutes.

"Let's do this the right way."

Under the Constitution, Congress, not the president, has the right to authorize war.

"Most of the food is being thrown away."

"They reacted faster than our most elite forces from a cold start."

One official said the strike was in response to the recent rocket attacks in Iraq.

"Thanks to our aircrews diligently conducting routine patrols, we were able to spot people in distress and intervene."

The United States "should not...simply hand a victory to the Taliban."

Killings of civilians in Afghanistan's conflict rose to more than 2,900 last year.

The Obama-era policy placed limits on the types of equipment police departments could receive.

"Patriotism knows no gender nor orientation."