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Defense Secretary Ash Carter: U.S., partners need to stay in Iraq after ISIS defeat
The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.
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On nuclear weapons, Trump face questions of modernization
As commander in chief, Donald Trump will face politically fraught decisions about a nuclear arsenal in need of modernizing. Among the open questions: How much modernization is enough? Can the U.S. get by with fewer of these weapons? Is it time to take some off hair-trigger alert?
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Flynn’s reputation: Astute intelligence pro, straight talker
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the man Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, built a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker.
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Afghanistan: The war Trump and Clinton have ignored
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said next to nothing about how they would handle the war in Afghanistan.
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General: Mosul battle is hard, but Raqqa will be harder
Iraq’s battle to reclaim Mosul from the Islamic State group is progressing despite “stiff” resistance from resilient and creative fighters, but a coming offensive to oust them from their main Syria stronghold at Raqqa poses tougher political challenges and could take longer, the U.S. commander of anti-IS coalition forces said Wednesday.
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Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle
WASHINGTON — More is riding on the battle for Mosul than the recapture of the Islamic State group’s main stronghold in northern Iraq. Also on the line is the Obama administration’s theory that the extremists can be defeated in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere without American ground troops doing the fighting.
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Canadian general: anti-ISIS fight will be harder after Mosul
A Canadian general who directs training of Iraqi security forces is predicting the Islamic State group will become a “more dangerous” threat after the fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Ash Carter urges Southeast Asia security cooperation
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is meeting in Hawaii with his counterparts from 10 Southeast Asian nations, even as U.S. relations with the Philippines grow shakier.
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Carter’s relative silence on nukes to end with his visit to Minot
This quiet approach is expected to end when Carter visits Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
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U.S.: Shell that hit Iraqi base contained sulfur-mustard agent
The top U.S. general said Thursday that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq contained chemical agents that cause human skin to blister.
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter: U.S., partners need to stay in Iraq after ISIS defeat
The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.
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On nuclear weapons, Trump face questions of modernization
As commander in chief, Donald Trump will face politically fraught decisions about a nuclear arsenal in need of modernizing. Among the open questions: How much modernization is enough? Can the U.S. get by with fewer of these weapons? Is it time to take some off hair-trigger alert?
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Flynn’s reputation: Astute intelligence pro, straight talker
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the man Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, built a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker.
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Afghanistan: The war Trump and Clinton have ignored
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said next to nothing about how they would handle the war in Afghanistan.
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General: Mosul battle is hard, but Raqqa will be harder
Iraq’s battle to reclaim Mosul from the Islamic State group is progressing despite “stiff” resistance from resilient and creative fighters, but a coming offensive to oust them from their main Syria stronghold at Raqqa poses tougher political challenges and could take longer, the U.S. commander of anti-IS coalition forces said Wednesday.
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Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle
WASHINGTON — More is riding on the battle for Mosul than the recapture of the Islamic State group’s main stronghold in northern Iraq. Also on the line is the Obama administration’s theory that the extremists can be defeated in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere without American ground troops doing the fighting.
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Canadian general: anti-ISIS fight will be harder after Mosul
A Canadian general who directs training of Iraqi security forces is predicting the Islamic State group will become a “more dangerous” threat after the fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul.
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Ash Carter urges Southeast Asia security cooperation
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is meeting in Hawaii with his counterparts from 10 Southeast Asian nations, even as U.S. relations with the Philippines grow shakier.
-
Carter’s relative silence on nukes to end with his visit to Minot
This quiet approach is expected to end when Carter visits Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
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U.S.: Shell that hit Iraqi base contained sulfur-mustard agent
The top U.S. general said Thursday that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq contained chemical agents that cause human skin to blister.
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Defense Secretary Ash Carter: U.S., partners need to stay in Iraq after ISIS defeat
The American military, along with its international partners, will need to remain in Iraq even after the expected defeat of the Islamic State group, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said Saturday.
-
On nuclear weapons, Trump face questions of modernization
As commander in chief, Donald Trump will face politically fraught decisions about a nuclear arsenal in need of modernizing. Among the open questions: How much modernization is enough? Can the U.S. get by with fewer of these weapons? Is it time to take some off hair-trigger alert?
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Flynn’s reputation: Astute intelligence pro, straight talker
Retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn, the man Donald Trump has asked to be his national security adviser, built a reputation in the Army as an astute intelligence professional and a straight talker.
-
Afghanistan: The war Trump and Clinton have ignored
Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said next to nothing about how they would handle the war in Afghanistan.
-
General: Mosul battle is hard, but Raqqa will be harder
Iraq’s battle to reclaim Mosul from the Islamic State group is progressing despite “stiff” resistance from resilient and creative fighters, but a coming offensive to oust them from their main Syria stronghold at Raqqa poses tougher political challenges and could take longer, the U.S. commander of anti-IS coalition forces said Wednesday.
-
Mosul is more than a potentially climactic military battle
WASHINGTON — More is riding on the battle for Mosul than the recapture of the Islamic State group’s main stronghold in northern Iraq. Also on the line is the Obama administration’s theory that the extremists can be defeated in Iraq, Syria and elsewhere without American ground troops doing the fighting.
-
Canadian general: anti-ISIS fight will be harder after Mosul
A Canadian general who directs training of Iraqi security forces is predicting the Islamic State group will become a “more dangerous” threat after the fight to liberate the Iraqi city of Mosul.
-
Ash Carter urges Southeast Asia security cooperation
Defense Secretary Ash Carter is meeting in Hawaii with his counterparts from 10 Southeast Asian nations, even as U.S. relations with the Philippines grow shakier.
-
Carter’s relative silence on nukes to end with his visit to Minot
This quiet approach is expected to end when Carter visits Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota.
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U.S.: Shell that hit Iraqi base contained sulfur-mustard agent
The top U.S. general said Thursday that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq contained chemical agents that cause human skin to blister.
