Check it out: Four years ago, Donald Trump electrified campaign audiences by denouncing “Trigger Happy Hillary” Clinton. Trump bragged in 2016 that his advisers knew “how to avoid the endless wars we are caught in now” but he has yet to deliver on what many voters...
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Lazy Hawks Blame Russia for Everything
On FPF #525, I discuss Trump's decision to withdraw 12,000 troops from Germany. Washington hawks dusted off the worn-out Russiagate narrative to try to drum up fear that Trump was sacrificing the country's security to his master Putin. Trump's move is minor as the US...
Trump Wants Election Postponed
https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1288818160389558273 Of course he has no power to change the day of the election whatsoever, but then again, he's probably too ignorant to understand that. Regardless, it shows where his head is at. It's not going to work,...
NYT: ‘Was the intelligence tweaked by people seeking to hinder efforts to withdraw American troops?’
Can you believe these idiots? After two weeks of propaganda from their paper: "Other questions abound: When did the reported payments begin? Were they payback for American support of Afghan militants against Soviet troops there in the 1980s, or something else? Were...
Congress Wants Forever Wars
On FPF #513, I discuss the efforts in Congress to prevent Trump from bringing US troops home. After 19 years, there is a chance the US could end our longest war and bring troops home. However, members of Congress are working to pass provisions to the 2021 National...
USS Roosevelt Sailor Dies of Covid, Exposing the Empire’s Cruelty
On FPF #479, I discuss the first death of a US sailor from the USS Theodore Roosevelt of Covid-19. The story of the outbreak on the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier became a national story after a letter sent by the captain of the ship warned that his sailors would...
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The heroic Dan McKnight: Bring Our Troops Home from JR Erickson on Vimeo.
Troops in Afghanistan Have Coronavirus Symptoms but No Tests, Congressman Says
They don't have the flu, and they're near Iran and a local village where people have been diagnosed with it, so there's reason to think maybe.
Trump Authorizes US Military to Hit Shia Militia After Attack On US Troops in Iraq
Reuters: "U.S. President Donald Trump has authorized the U.S. military to respond to Wednesday’s rocket attack [ALLEGEDLY] by Iran-backed militia in Iraq that killed two American troops and a British service member, the Pentagon said on Thursday. Update: WSJ: U.S.,...
Congress Loves War
On FPF #461, I discuss Congress pushing for war more than Trump. A new bill in the House looks to prevent the US from drawing down troops in Africa. Throughout the Trump presidency, Congress has a history of attempting to prevent Trump from drawing down forces or...
Taliban: No Peace Deal If US Troops Stay in Afghanistan
Deputy leader says withdrawal is main thing the Taliban wants With a potential US-Taliban peace deal in Afghanistan potentially at hand, Taliban Deputy Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani wrote an op-ed in the New York Times clarifying exactly what the Taliban hopes to get out...
Green Berets Ambushed in Afghan Insider Attack
Jack Murphy writes at ConnectingVets: A team from 7th Special Forces Group was ambushed today while conducting a Key Leader Engagement (KLE) in Sherzad, Afghanistan. A source familiar with the events spoke to Connecting Vets about the incident, requesting anonymity....
Iraqis Protest U.S. Troop Presence
From CNN. "Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a "Million Man March." The Telegraph is reporting that U.S. and British...
Concerned Veterans For America Launch Campaign To Bring Our Troops Home
Concerned Veterans For America is running an $1.5 million dollar ad campaign on TV in key states and digitally nationwide calling for a complete withdrawal of US forces in Afghanistan. Sign the letter of support that will be forwarded to the White House and your...
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