
Three House panels will join forces to investigate allegations that senior U.S. Central Command officers altered intelligence assessments to make it appear that President Obama is winning the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), according to their chairmen.
by Edwin Mora13 Dec 2015, 6:26 PM PST0

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI), who also happens to be vice-chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, expressed concern that President Barack Obama’s approach to the civil war in Syria may lead to nuclear war during an exchange with Defense Secretary Ashton Carter at a House Armed Services hearing on Tuesday.
by John Hayward2 Dec 2015, 10:28 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter contradicted President Obama when pressed by Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) during a House panel hearing on Tuesday, declaring that the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and other radical Islamic terrorist groups are a greater threat than climate change.
by Edwin Mora1 Dec 2015, 8:21 PM PST0

Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee on Tuesday, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Joseph Dunford, said that the Islamic State terrorist organization is not contained, and has not been at anytime since 2010.
by Jordan Schachtel1 Dec 2015, 3:32 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Vern Buchanan (R-FL) does not believe the Pentagon’s claim that U.S. troops in Afghanistan are not being told to ignore the sexual abuse of children by Afghan security forces, according to the lawmaker’s office.
by Edwin Mora23 Sep 2015, 2:39 PM PST0

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Defense Secretary Ashton Carter told the House Armed Services Committee that the U.S.-led military efforts to train Iraqi forces to combat the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) has been “slowed” by a lack of recruits.
by Edwin Mora18 Jun 2015, 3:31 PM PST0

WASHINGTON — The Taliban in Afghanistan will be able to carry out attacks in the country’s urban areas through at least 2018, two years after the scheduled withdrawal of all U.S. troops.
by Edwin Mora3 Feb 2015, 5:15 PM PST0