Tag: Defense Secretary

What a Flournoy Pentagon Could Mean for the Air Force

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

What a Flournoy Pentagon Could Mean for the Air Force

While serving as under secretary of defense for policy under Gates, Flournoy was a key architect of the “surge” in Afghanistan and the proliferation of counter insurgency doctrine in that theater and Iraq. She has served as a close advisor to former Defense Secretary James N. Mattis, who reportedly considered her for a top position in the Pentagon. In August, she said there is no quick end to the war in Afghanistan. “It would be a mistake for the U.S. to precipitously draw down or withdraw, particularly to leave Afghanistan before that peace is solidified, because we basically would be pulling the carpet out from under our Afghan partners, Afghan women, Afghan civil society that we’ve fought so hard to help them,” she said.

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Defense Department officials ‘fear Trump is about to start operations against Iran’ after he abruptly sacked Pentagon Secretary Mark Esper

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Defense Department officials ‘fear Trump is about to start operations against Iran’ after he abruptly sacked Pentagon Secretary Mark Esper

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Trump Fires Mark Esper as Defense Secretary

Mr. Esper’s departure means that Mr. Miller would — if he lasts — see out the end of the Trump administration at the Pentagon. While Mr. Trump has over two months left in office, it could still be a significant time, as Defense Department officials have privately expressed worries that the president might initiate operations, whether overt or secret, again Iran or other adversaries in his waning days in office.

Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border

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Defense Sectary Visits Hawkish Atlantic Council to Announce US Troop Buildup on Russia Border

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper visited the notorious Atlantic Council, funded by a who’s who of weapons makers and despotic regimes, to announce that the US would not, indeed, be withdrawing troops from Germany but sending them to Russia’s border instead.