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  • CNN Decries U.S. Troops in Iraq Who Had Their MAGA Hats Signed by Trump

    12/27/2018 2:17:46 PM PST · by Kaslin · 49 replies
    Newsbusters.org ^ | , December | Nicholas Fondacaro
    During President Trump’s surprise visit to Al Asad Airbase in Iraq to celebrate Christmas with the U.S. troops there, he rubbed shoulders with America’s finest as he took selfies and signed autographs for them. Some of those autographs were signed on the iconic “Make America Great Again” hats that some soldiers reportedly brought to him. For any other president it would be treated a fun and warm moment, but not for this one and not if CNN had anything to say about it. During Wednesday’s edition of The Situation Room, fill-in host and chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta, seemingly...
  • CNN Still Bashing Trump for Iraq Visit, Not Meeting PM; Only Footnotes Obama Similarities

    12/27/2018 1:53:02 PM PST · by Kaslin · 9 replies
    Newsbusters.org ^ | , December m | Curtis Kalin
    Along with Jim AcostaÂ’s near-daily antics, Wednesday and Thursday served as another example of how far too many at CNN need to be told to get a life. ThursdayÂ’s Inside Politics led off with more kvetching about every aspect of President Donald TrumpÂ’s surprise visit to U.S. troops in Germany and Iraq, including how he didnÂ’t meet with the Iraqi Prime Minister. Conveniently, the panel downplayed the broader and positive symbolism of having a President visit troops and footnoted the similarities between Trump and predecessor Barack Obama in not meeting face-to-face with Iraqi leaders. CNN Still Bashing Trump for Iraq...
  • President and First Lady make SECOND stop to visit U.S. troops in Germany ....

    12/26/2018 11:08:19 PM PST · by caww · 105 replies
    dailymail. ^ | 12/27/2018 | dailymail.
    President Trump and Melania made their second unannounced visit to US troops abroad around 8pm ET as they visited troops on the German base of Ramstein. The First Couple were on their way back from meeting troops in Iraq when Air Force One stopped to refuel and meet service members 'carrying MAGA hats' who had waited up until around 4am local time.
  • Trump in Iraq: Seals, secrets, selfies, squabbles (barf alert)

    12/27/2018 11:34:40 AM PST · by Ennis85 · 8 replies
    BBC News ^ | 27th Decemember 2018 | BBC News
    Donald Trump's unannounced Christmas visit to US troops in Iraq succeeded as a morale-boosting exercise, judging from the standing ovation the president got. Equally, and perhaps predictably, the trip had its controversial moments - and his legendary attachment to social media had something to do with it. Mr Trump travelled to al-Asad airbase, west of Baghdad, to thank armed forces personnel for what they had achieved in Iraq against Islamic State (IS), the Sunni Muslim militant group, during his tenure as commander-in-chief: "Two years ago when I became president they were a very dominant group, today they're not so dominant...
  • News Summary-Intelligence Report Thursday 12/27/2018

    12/27/2018 6:24:15 AM PST · by Spiridon · 5 replies
    Nextrush Free ^ | 12/27/2018 | Nextrush
    President Trump paid a visit to the US military in Iraq for Christmas..... Sources who support Syria's government say the US is setting up new bases I western Iraq.... Syrian government troops and Russian military police are moving eastwards towards the western portion of the Kurdish area..... A high level Turkish delegation including its Foreign Minister and presidential spokesman is headed for Moscow on Sunday to discuss Syria.... The Israeli airstrike on Damascus Tuesday evening Christmas Day has been condemned by Russia as a serious violation of Syrian sovereignty that endangered civilian aircraft landing approaching the Beirut and Damascus airports........
  • AMAZING MOMENT! US Soldier in Iraq Tells President Trump: “I Came Back into the Military Because...

    12/27/2018 5:02:49 AM PST · by blueyon · 8 replies
    gateway pundt ^ | 12/26/18 | Jim Hoft
    AMAZING MOMENT! US Soldier in Iraq Tells President Trump: “I Came Back into the Military Because of You” President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump made history on Wednesday as the first First Couple to travel together to meet the troops in Iraq war zone. President Trump fired up the troops at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. President defended his decision to remove troops in Syria and said the US can use its base in Iraq to hit the terrorists. President Trump took time meeting the troops and also signed at least one Make America Great Again hat at...
  • MSM Apoplectic! Newsweek: Trump Twitter Account Reveals Video of Covert US Navy Seals in Iraq

    12/27/2018 3:55:28 AM PST · by SilvieWaldorfMD · 38 replies
    Newsweek ^ | 12/26/18 | James LaPorta
    President Donald Trump and the White House communications team revealed that a U.S. Navy SEAL team was deployed to Iraq after the president secretly traveled to the region to meet with American forces serving in a combat zone for the first time since being elected to office. While the commander-in-chief can declassify information, usually the specific special operations unit is not revealed to the American public, especially while U.S. service members are deployed. Official photographs and videos typically blur the individual faces of special operation forces, due to the sensitive nature of their job. The president’s video posted Wednesday did...
  • ‘I was WORRIED about Melania’ - President Trump makes EMOTIONAL admission over Iraq visit

    12/26/2018 11:45:06 PM PST · by 2ndDivisionVet · 51 replies
    The Express ^ | December 27, 2018 | James Bickerton
    PRESIDENT Trump has admitted he was worried about the safety of his wife Melania during a surprise visit to US troops in Iraq, which took place yesterday. The couple visited al-Asad airbase in western Iraq for about three and a half hours. Trump met US military commanders and addressed several hundred soldiers. It came just days after the President announced he was withdrawing US troops from Syria. Asked by a journalist whether he had concerns about visiting the war torn country Trump replied: “Absolutely. “When I heard what you had to go through. “I had concerns about the institution of...
  • After Fake News Reports, Media Now Claim Trump’s Christmas Visit to U.S. Troops Was Obvious

    12/26/2018 7:41:10 PM PST · by bitt · 19 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 12/26/2017 | joel pollak
    On Wednesday morning, media outlets were running the story that President Donald Trump had failed to visit U.S. troops at Christmastime. By Wednesday afternoon, the media claimed Trump had made his visit to a war zone obvious in advance. In between, media outlets that had earlier trumpeted Trump’s supposed non-visit to the troops were spinning the news that he had, in fact, visited by noting that it was his first visit to a war zone since taking office. Left-wing Salon.com, for example, reported initially that Trump had failed to visit the troops during Christmastime, then changed its story and headline,...
  • Troops bringing Trump hats to sign may violate military rule

    12/26/2018 6:09:18 PM PST · by LibWhacker · 104 replies
    CNN Fake News ^ | 12/26/18 | Eli Watkins
    President Donald Trump made his first visit to a war zone on Wednesday, receiving an enthusiastic reception from many US troops there -- some of whom may have run afoul of military rules. Video footage and the written report of Trump's visit with service members in Iraq showed the President signing "Make America Great Again" hats and an embroidered patch that read "Trump 2020." But troops' requests for the autographs could brush up against Department of Defense guidelines for political activities. Those guidelines say that "active duty personnel may not engage in partisan political activities and all military personnel should...
  • Here's What President Trump Told U.S. Troops in Iraq

    12/26/2018 4:13:06 PM PST · by Kaslin · 34 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | December 26, 2018 | Katie Pavlich
    President Trump and First Lady Melania made a surprise visit to Iraq Wednesday after leaving the White House late on Christmas. There, he spoke for nearly 20 minutes to approximately U.S. troops stationed at Al Asad Air Base and met with military leaders. According to the White House pool report, the group was made up "of about 100 mostly U.S. special operations troops engaged in combat operations in Iraq and Syria."During his remarks, the Commander-in-Chief encouraged U.S. service members to keep up the fight and vowed to continue the fight against ISIS from Iraq. "I want to come and pay my respects...
  • How Avgeeks Uncovered President Trump’s Secret Trip to Iraq

    12/26/2018 3:00:31 PM PST · by Simon Green · 11 replies
    The Points Guy ^ | 11/26/18 | Mac Prosperi
    Everyone knows Air Force One is the iconic Boeing 747 that the President of The United States uses for air transportation, right? Well, that’s actually incorrect. A common misconception is that the physical aircraft — that iconic blue and white modified Boeing 747 also known as VC-25A — is Air Force One. But Air Force One isn’t actually an aircraft; rather, it’s the unique call sign or designator used to identify any aircraft with the sitting President of The United States on board. In theory, a Cessna 172 with the POTUS on board could use the call sign Air Force...
  • The ‘Trump Doctrine’ Is the Future of Conservative Foreign Policy

    12/15/2018 9:00:30 AM PST · by bitt · 7 replies
    amgreatness.com ^ | 12/14/2018 | John Fonte
    For the past two years we have seen the emergence of a coherent Trump doctrine in both words and deeds. (Weekend Long Read) There is a remarkable consistency throughout all of President Trump’s speeches, formal documents (such as the National Security Strategy) and actions of the administration To understand the Trump doctrine, we must begin with candidate Trump’s first major speech on foreign policy on April 27, 2016 (thus even before the Indiana primary) to the Center for the National Interest at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. All the elements of the Trump doctrine are revealed in this maiden...
  • TRUMP DECLARES ‘WE’RE NO LONGER THE SUCKERS’ DURING UNANNOUNCED VISIT TO IRAQ

    12/26/2018 2:12:24 PM PST · by Libloather · 17 replies
    Daily Interlake ^ | 12/26/18 | Chris Sommerfeldt
    **SNIP** President Donald Trump defended his controversial military draw-down in Syria during a surprise trip to Iraq on Wednesday, telling American soldiers stationed in the war-torn country that the U.S. military is no longer the laughingstock of the world. “We’re no longer the suckers, folks,” Trump told troops at the Al Asad Airbase in western Iraq while gushing about the genius of his military pullout in neighboring Syria. “We’re respected again as a nation.” **SNIP** “I made it clear from the beginning that our mission in Syria was to strip ISIS of its military strongholds,” Trump told soldiers dressed in...
  • America's 'war on terror' has cost the US nearly $6 trillion [Trunc]

    12/26/2018 12:21:18 PM PST · by amorphous · 30 replies
    Business Insider ^ | Nov 14 2018 | John HaltiwangerAmanda Macias
    The US will have spent nearly $6 trillion on the war on terror by the end of fiscal year 2019, according to a startling new report. "If the US continues on its current path, war spending will continue to grow," the Costs of War report states. Between 480,000 and 507,000 people have been killed in the United States' post-9/11 wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan - including nearly 7,000 US troops - according to the Costs of War project. America is conducting counterterror operations in 76 countries and US troops are fighting and dying everywhere from Afghanistan to Niger....
  • Trump, first lady in Iraq for surprise

    12/26/2018 1:02:37 PM PST · by Kaslin · 25 replies
    Fox News.com ^ | December 26, 2018 | Travis Fedschun
    President Trump and first lady Melania Trump makes surprise visit to US troops and senior military leadership in IraqPresident Trump and the first lady appeared in Iraq on Wednesday for a surprise visit with troops and senior military leadership at Al Asad Air Base, where he said he has "no plans at all" to remove any of the 5,000 U.S. troops from the country. Trump's visit -- his first as president to a combat zone -- comes on the heels of his announcement about pulling troops out of Syria and the rumored removal of thousands of troops in Afghanistan. Trump's...
  • Trump makes surprise visit to U.S. troops in Iraq, his first to a combat zone

    12/26/2018 11:27:49 AM PST · by bitt · 102 replies
    nbcnews.com ^ | 12/26/2018 | David K. Li
    President Donald Trump made a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq on Wednesday, his first journey to an active combat zone since he took office. The president landed on Wednesday. Trump visited wounded U.S. troops last Christmas season, on Dec. 21, 2017, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. He also that month invited Coast Guard members to play golf at his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. But before Wednesday's trip to Iraq, Trump had taken some heat from critics for being the first president since 2002 not to make a Christmastime visit to troops in...
  • The Establishment Will Never Say No to a War

    12/25/2018 8:32:42 PM PST · by vannrox · 30 replies
    Intelligencer ^ | 21DEC18 | Andrew Sullivan
    The Establishment Will Never Say No to a War By Andrew Sullivan A U.S. Army convoy in northern Syria. Photo: Sebastian Backhaus/NurPhoto via Getty Images The question before us is a relatively simple one: What would be the criteria for removing our remaining troops from the Iraqi, Syrian, and more general Middle Eastern conflicts? Or, for that matter, from Afghanistan, where we have been trapped for more than 17 long years of still open-ended occupation? If the answer to that question is that only when each of these countries is a healthy pro-American democracy, and Islamist terrorism has ceased to...
  • Italy denies role in fake documents on Iraq

    10/26/2005 12:27:21 PM PDT · by blogblogginaway · 20 replies · 968+ views
    ABC News ^ | oct. 26, 2005 | Phil Stewart
    ROME (Reuters) - The Italian government denied on Wednesday reports that its secret services passed fake documents to the United States to help bolster claims about Baghdad's pre-war nuclear ambitions. Italian newspaper La Repubblica has been running daily articles since Monday alleging that Sismi intelligence officials helped pass-off forged documents that accused Iraq of trying to buy 500 tons of "yellowcake" uranium from Niger. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office said in a statement the government and Sismi had no "direct or indirect role in the fabrication and the transmission of the 'fake dossier on Niger uranium."' La Repubblica accuses Sismi,...
  • Lindsey Graham: ‘Obama-Like Move’ for Trump to Withdraw Troops from Syria

    12/19/2018 2:22:25 PM PST · by detective · 63 replies
    Breitbart ^ | 19 Dec 2018 | Pam Key
    Wednesday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) told reporters President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Syria is an “Obama-like move.” Graham said, “In my view, ISIS is not defeated in Syria and Iraq. If you are tired of fighting radical Islam, I understand it. They are not tired of fighting you, and if you don’t get that you are making a huge mistake.”