Generals Confirm Biden Ignored Advice On Afghanistan Withdrawal

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On Tuesday, Gen. McKenzie and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, confirmed that President Biden had ignored their advice on maintaining a peacekeeping force of 2,500 troops in Afghanistan to prevent the Taliban from overrunning the country. “I won’t share my personal recommendation to the president, but I will give you my honest opinion,” McKenzie said to Sen. James Inhofe (R-OK), the ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee. “And my honest opinion and view shaped my recommendation. I recommended that we maintain 2,500 troops in Afghanistan, and I also recommended earlier in the fall of 2020

Defense Expert Warns China Is Likely To Invade Taiwan

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During an interview with Fox News’ Steve Hilton over the weekend, Elbridge Colby, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Force Development, warned that China is “likely to go for an invasion” of Taiwan in the near future. “I actually think China’s most likely, if it really wants to solve the Taiwan issue, which I do think is really consequential for American’s interests in a concrete way, I think they’re likely to go for an invasion,” Colby said. “I mean, the basic thing is these shows the force that you’re showing, they’re not going to work to subordinate

Border Patrol Agents Detain 14 Mexican Soldiers Crossing U.S. Border, One With Drugs

14 Mexican soldiers were apprehended by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) agents after illegally crossing the southern border near El Paso, Texas, early Saturday morning, according to Reuters. “Just after midnight today CBP officers working at the Bridge of the America’s international crossing in El Paso noted two Mexican military vehicles crossing the boundary and entering the U.S.,” the CBP told Reuters in a statement. “The 14 Mexican soldiers said they did not realize they had entered the United States and U.S. border agents secured their weapons and equipment for ‘safety and processing,’ said the CBP, adding that Mexican

Sen. Toomey: Democrats Don’t Need Any GOP Votes To Continue ‘Damaging Spending Spree’

During an interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper over the weekend, Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) said that no Republicans would be voting to raise the debt ceiling to pass the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion social-spending bill and that Democrats have enough votes to do so themselves if they want to continue their “very damaging spending spree.” “I will certainly be voting no if the Democrats insist on combining the debt ceiling increase or suspension with the continuing operations of the government,” Toomey said. “And there is no calamity that’s going to happen, Jake. If that were even a serious risk, don’t you

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