Friday, May 26, 2023
Conflict..
When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi flew into Taiwan on an Air Force passenger jet, she became the highest-ranking American official in 25 years to visit the self-ruled island.
China announced military maneuvers in retaliation, even as Taiwanese officials welcomed her and she headed to her hotel.
The reason her visit ratcheted up tension between China and the United States.
Just a thought.
Hired..
5,500 Department of Defense contractors are in Syria and Iraq battling ISIS, according to a quarterly report from the U.S. Central Command.
The report lists two theaters of operations under USCENTCOM’s jurisdiction – Afghanistan and Syria/Iraq.
This report is the first time that the Pentagon has said that there are anti-ISIS contractors in both countries.
Altogether, there are more than 11,000 contractors in the theater, including those who work for non-DoD agencies..
This latest disclosure comes at a time of uncertainty regarding the American mission in Syria.
As usual, military commanders warn that such a withdrawal could allow ISIS elements to re-form and present a continuing danger. Just a thought.
Default..
A quote falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln saying that America will be destroyed from the inside not the outside is circulating online. Several Lincoln scholars confirmed that this quote is fabricated. However, it is similar to a remark he made at a speech in 1838.
“America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves – Abraham Lincoln
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