U.S. Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper delivers remarks before ringing the closing NASDAQ bell for Veterans Day in New York, New York, November 11, 2019. DoD/Lisa Ferdinando/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Reuters: Exclusive: U.S. military completes pullback from northeast Syria, Esper says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has completed its military pullback in northeastern Syria, settling into a more stable posture of about 600 troops in the rest of the country after repositioning and reducing forces, Defense Secretary Mark Esper said.
Esper’s remarks in an interview with Reuters could signal the end of a period of turbulence and uncertainty surrounding the U.S. military presence in Syria after President Donald Trump’s initial withdrawal order in October.
Since then, troop levels in Syria have fallen about 40 percent from around 1,000.
Esper stressed he retained the ability to move in and out smaller numbers of forces as needed into Syria. But he suggested the number of troops will fluctuate around the 600-level for the foreseeable future.
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- December 5, 2019
Pentagon chief says troop withdrawal from northeast Syria is complete -- The Hill
Pentagon official: 'Possible' more US troops could be deployed to Middle East -- The Hill
Trump to seek $250M in new lethal aid to Ukraine -- Defense News
The Incredible Shrinking U.S. Air Force -- David Axe, National Interest
The World's Greatest Flight Simulator Is for F-35 Pilots Only -- Popular Mechanics
US Army selects Infoscitex for manned-unmanned teaming programme -- Army Technology
The MQ-25 Stingray Drone Can Solve The Navy's Aircraft Carrier Problem -- National Interest
5 takeaways: The US Navy’s new top officer issues his orders -- Defense News
Sailor Fatally Shoots Two People at Pearl Harbor Shipyard, Military Says -- Time
Army says faith-based group can no longer put Bible verses on dog tags after complaint -- FOX News
War Crime Pardons and What They Mean for the Military -- Andrew M. Bell and Thomas Gift, War On The Rocks
Special Forces Training Too Hard? Keep These Tips in Mind -- Military.com
Trump Didn’t Shrink U.S. Military Commitments Abroad—He Expanded Them -- Foreign Affairs
Finding Baghdadi: Why protecting space assets is vital to national security -- Defense News
Why the Pentagon Says It Needs Low-Yield Nukes -- Popular Mechanics
Trump threatens to punish Germany over military spending -- Politico
U.S., South Korea end defense burden talks without agreement -- UPI
At NATO summit, Trump says Japan and South Korea should pay more for US troops -- Stars and Stripes
Japan defends 'appropriate sharing' of U.S. military burden -- UPI
Japan plans to send 270 sailors to Middle East to guard ships -Nikkei -- Reuters
Even Belgian special forces struggle in the face of administrative procedures -- Brussels Times
Pentagon official says there are indications Iranian 'aggression' could occur -- Reuters
Iran developing nuclear-capable missiles, European powers warn UN -- BBC
Iran 'has been secretly stockpiling short-range ballistic missiles in Iraq to threaten US troops and allies' -- Daily Mail
Is Iran's Military the Model for America's Adversaries? -- Military.com
Experts: China feeling pressure to use force in Taiwan -- UPI
Chinese fishing vessels suspected of increasingly common laser attacks on Australian military -- ABC News Online
Chinese universities with military ties classed as ‘risky’ collaborators -- Nature
NATO will try to push China on arms control -- Defense News
Pakistan Has Over 100 Nuclear Weapons Pointed At India (And Millions Live At Risk) -- National Interest
2 comments:
Since a mean, nasty no-good Democrat shill brought it up
barron. ORIGIN: germanic / english (anglo-saxon) NAME ROOT: (BARO) (BEORN > BERNUZ) MEANING: The name means “noble man or noble warrior”.
I have seen 1 or 2 people named Governor.
A lot of peple are named King (see Ryan or Wang) or Lord (see raj)
Pamela Karlan is so stupid that I bet her her only language is English and she does not know it well at all. Any bets if Pamela knows that a cognate of her surname is Charles or what it means?
Karlan probably does not know Hebrew, Yiddish, or German or much of anything except Leftist dialectic.
I think she had a few points but the gentleman who spoke last (the one republican leaning ) made the most sense and he could win his arguments eloquently, brought a mature perspective on impeachment standards and was using a good sense of humour to win people over. Compare that to her combative shriek of "I scream at you so you better take what I say as absolute because of my -insert meaningless experience title- "..so yeah overall I agree with you. .certainly not someone who could lead and perhaps not someone who should advise public bodies with such partisan motivation. Trump is truly a Rohrschach test. Democrats see evil bigot who's a super racist out to destroy America while buddying up with Putin; republicans look at the gdp, nato funding, unemployment rate of all races and think. .this guy is alright and if he wants to exercise his right of free speech then I'm OK with that because this is fckin America.
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