• Half of US armed forces in Iraq and Afghanistan are contractors. [Link]

• Special forces have been half of all American combat deaths since 2015. [Link]

• Nearly 10% of UK active service members have had an STD in the past five years. [Link]

• A US surveillance plane had an unsafe encounter with two Chinese fighters about 200 miles Southeast of Hong Kong. [Link]

• North Korea carried out a third missile test in three weeks. [Link]

• The Indian Central Reserve Police Force apprehended 130 members of a Maoist insurgency. The Maoists attacked and killed 25 members of the CRPF nearly a month ago. [Link]

• Members of an elite Iraqi special forces unit were recorded committing war crimes including torture and murder. [Link]

• US-backed Shi’ite militias in Iraq are nearing the border with Syria. If the militias chase ISIS over the border, they could fight ISIS in Syria and support Assad. [Link]

• The US-led coalition killed 20 civilians fleeing ISIS-held Raqqa. [Link]

• On Friday in Syria, a US service member was killed in a vehicle rollover. [Link]

• The Syrian government made gains in the southern desert in Syria. [Link]

• During the May 23rd raid in Yemen, a 15-year-old Yemeni civilian was killed fleeing the fighting. [Link]

• Since April 27th, 471 people in Yemen have died of cholera. [Link]

• James Mattis claims that Iran is trying to destabilize Yemen. [Link]

On Foreign Policy Focus #45, I respond to a Facebook comment that I hate America. I make the argument that I am critical of an American foreign policy that is harmful to the American people. Blowback, less wealth, a less stable Middle East, and declining morals are all consequences of US foreign policy for the American people. To improve America, you must oppose the awful foreign policy. LISTEN HERE!!