John T. Bennett
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 08:12
Lawmakers on Thursday mostly held fire on the White House’s coming $60 billion war-funding request, saying they have yet to be given ample details to comment.
Friday, June 27, 2014 - 08:01
Absent from the White House’s formal notification to Congress of a deployment of US military advisers to Iraq is any mention of the 2001 resolution that authorized force against al-Qaida and related groups.
Wednesday, June 4, 2014 - 06:20
The Senate will take up the 2015 Pentagon appropriations bill in early July, while the House will take up its version of the bill next week.
Monday, February 24, 2014 - 11:00
Even though the US has not changed its force posture in the Middle East, emphasizing the region in the updated strategy would send a message of commitment to the region, experts said.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014 - 08:19
Flynn replied, “they are not,” when asked by Inhofe if al-Qaida is, as Obama has said, on a path to defeat and on the run.
Thursday, February 6, 2014 - 09:21
“While this is not an immediate remedy to the current problem, they will provide the ISF with the most effective platform possible for denying ISIL a safe haven in the remote western deserts of Iraq,” McGurk said.
Monday, January 13, 2014 - 07:22
Often lost in the heated debate over aid and recent US policy is the fact that the United States has already sold or donated billions worth of equipment to the Iraqi security forces.