Patrick J. Buchanan: Trump: prisoner of the War Party?
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.'
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Al Abadi Says Iraqi Jets Chase ‘Terrorists Beyond Border’
"Iraqi Air Force is chasing terrorists and striking them beyond border to secure the country against their evil and plots," al-Abadi said in a statement on the anniversary of Iraqi Air Force. On Thursday, F-16 fighter jets struck locations of the Daesh terrorist group in neighboring Syria, according to an Iraqi official statement.
Lawmakers push for water cleanup at former Air Force base
Three members of Congress are asking the U.S. Air Force to move faster on removing chemical contamination around the former Wurtsmith Air Force Base in Oscoda, Michigan. Sens. Debbie Stabenow and Senator Gary Peters and Rep. Dan Kildee made the request in a letter, noting that Congress recently boosted funding for cleaning up military installations tainted with chemicals commonly known as PFAS.
Republicans left behind in blue Democratic wave of new women candidates
Dressed in a blue flight suit adorned with a US flag and her name, Martha McSally, the US Congresswoman representing this Tucson, Arizona crowd, scanned the airline hangar filled with supporters. Saluting, as the retired Colonel is well accustomed to doing from her 26 years in the US Air Force, McSally pledged to crack a political ceiling with a rallying cry that echoes her entire career.
Operation Provide Feline Transporting the squadron cat.
While I was stationed in Germany, my unit, the 512th Fighter Squadron, spent time in Turkey, participating in Operation Provide Comfort I and II in the early 1990s. Turkey has a lot of cats.
She calmly landed the Southwest flight and broke barriers as a fighter pilot
"Southwest 1380, we're single engine," Capt. Tammie Jo Shults, a former fighter pilot with the U.S. Navy, said.
Patrick Buchanan: Trump – Prisoner of the War Party?
"Ten days ago, President Trump was saying 'the United States should withdraw from Syria.' We convinced him it was necessary to stay."
Video: Arizona Senate candidate joked about Saudi women stepping on land mines
Before she was a U.S. Representative for Arizona and a U.S. Senate candidate, Martha McSally made her name as an Air Force pilot from Rhode Island who sued the Department of Defense in 2002 to avoid having to wear an abaya off-base while stationed in Saudi Arabia. But a year later, in a commencement speech at Rhode Island College , she told an Islamophobic and tasteless joke that foreshadowed her anti-immigrant, xenophobic political career.
Trump declares ‘mission accomplished’ after strike on Syria
This image provided by the Department of Defense was presented as part of a briefing slide at the Pentagon briefing on Saturday, April 14, 2018, and shows a photo of a preliminary damage assessment from the Him Shinshar Chemical Weapons Storage Site in Syria that was struck by missiles from the U.S.-led coalition in response to Syria's use of chemical weapons on April 7. In this image from video provided by the U.S. Navy, a U.S. fast-attack submarine launches a tomahawk missile on April 14, 2014, from the Mediterranean Sea as part of a U.S.-led military operation in retaliation for Syria using chemical weapons on April 7. President Donald Trump declared "Mission Accomplished" for a U.S.-led allied missile attack on Syria's chemical weapons program, but the Pentagon said the pummeling of three chemical-related facilities left enough others intact to enable the Assad government to use ... (more)
In run-up to missile strike, an orderly, chaotic White House
The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on April 7.a less The White House is seen in the early morning light in Washington, Saturday, April 14, 2018, the morning after the U.S. military response, along with France and Britain, to Syria's chemical weapon attack on ... more In this image released by the Department of Defense, a U.S. Air Force B-1 Bomber separates from the boom pod after receiving fuel from an Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker on April 13, 2018, en route to strike chemical weapons targets in Syria.
Analysis: Trump finds leaving Syria tougher than he thought
In heated exchanges with his national security team in recent weeks, President Donald Trump repeatedly made clear he saw little incentive for the United States to be involved in Syria's intractable civil war. In doing so, Trump is trying to confront a dilemma that haunted his predecessor, Barack Obama.
Honor Bob Dempsey and John D. Pennekamp, whose good works live on
When I returned from military service in Vietnam, I was fortunate to work with Bob Dempsey at the then Metro-Dade Public Safety Department. We were hired during the summer of 1972, and in due course created a professional partnership that benefited South Florida's law enforcement.
Pence to outline Syrian missile strike at Latin summit
Abroad during a major military strike, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence plans to address Latin American leaders Saturday on President Donald Trump's decision to launch air strikes in Syria in response to a suspected chemical attack in the war-torn nation. Pence was whisked away from the Summit of the Americas late Friday so he could inform U.S. congressional leaders by phone of Trump's plans to announce the missile strikes.
HISTORY, April 14: Lincoln shot; Titanic hits iceberg; dust storm blackens Plains
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington. In 1912, the British liner RMS Titanic collided with an iceberg in the North Atlantic at 11:40 p.m. ship's time and began sinking.
Trump Strikes Syria Over Chemical Weapons Attack; Some Lawmakers Question Legality
President Donald Trump announced shortly after 9 pm EST Friday that he ordered U.S. armed forces to launch precision strikes on targets associated with the chemical weapons capabilities of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad. "The purpose of our actions tonight is to establish a strong deterrent against the production, spread, and use of chemical weapons.
Revitalizing squadrons: A commander’s perspective
Over the course of a 20 year career, I have experienced some challenges at the squadron level due to decisions made by higher headquarters staff personnel that have negatively impacted squadrons or go against what a commander might think is best for their squadron. For the most part these decisions and initiatives are meant to help squadrons, but unfortunately, they don't always hit the mark.
New doctor joins the Urological staff at Greenwood LeFlore Hospital
Shoaf, originally from Ohio, was previously at Oxford Urology Clinic since 2009.
Can’t force its forces to buy weapons ‘Made in India’: Sitharaman
Thiruvidanthai , April 11 : Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said the government cannot walk a "thin line" to compel Indian armed forces to buy indigenous weapons, after she opened a major defence trade fair that projects India - world's biggest global arms importer - as one of the major military equipment manufacturing hubs. The four-day DefExpo India, themed "Emerging Defence Manufacturing Hub," and being held at Thiruvidanthai off the East Coast Road near here, is the 10th biennial exercise aimed at establishing Brand India and highlighting the manufacturing capabilities of the country's defence sector.
Trump’s options in Syria include airstrikes, partnerships, experts say
Trump meets with military leaders, says decision on U.S. retaliation against suspected chemical attack in Syria will be coming tonight or shortly thereafter. After another suspected chemical attack in Syria, President Trump promised the U.S. would respond "forcefully" but so far has not given specifics.
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Lucia de Souza, a housekeeper, had recently returned from visiting family in Brazil and was looking to purchase a car. She responded to an auto sales ad in the March 22 edition of the newspaper for a 2005 Honda Civic that was listed for $2,200.