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November 10th, 2020
Report: US Plans to Sanction Iran Every Week Until Biden's Inauguration According to a report from Axios, the Trump administration is coordinating with Israel and several Gulf states to slap sanctions on Iran every week until Joe Biden is inaugurated as president on January 20th.
The report was published on Sunday and cites Israeli sources who said the Trump administration plans to make it as difficult as possible for Biden to revive the 2015 nuclear deal. "The goal is to slap as many sanctions as possible on Iran until January 20th,"one source said. -- By Dave DeCamp Read the full story >
The Lost Opportunities of the Trump Administration
Absent an unexpected showing of significant electoral fraud, Joe Biden will become America's next president. The government of the world's most powerful nation will be directed by a decrepit lifetime politician known for his often exquisitely bad judgment and almost complete lack of creative thinking. -- By Doug Bandow
Israel to Discuss Long-Term Military Aid With Biden
With Joe Biden the apparent winner of the US presidential election, world leaders have been busy congratulating the former vice president. Israel's prime minister and president said their congratulations over the weekend, and according to The Jerusalem Post, Israeli officials are already looking to discuss long-term military aid with the president-elect.
An Israeli defense source told the Post that a new multibillion-dollar military aid package would be something Israel wants to discuss with Biden right away. -- By Dave DeCamp "Let's bring decency and integrity back to the White House." I can't count the number of times I have heard and read this phrase uttered by U.S. expats here in Paris, France. As one of many American expats living here, of course I share in the desire for an end to a Donald Trump presidency. But at what cost? --By Mariamne Everett Where Are They Now? Leaders From My Afghan Tour Are on to Bigger and Bankable Things It's one hell of an inversion. The colonels and generals who commanded at high levels during my 2011-12 Afghan surge tour may have lost the war, but they sure won the personal prosperity battle. The military campaign strategically, at least wasn't even close this time around. Whereas the first surge I had the distinct displeasure to join, in Iraq, produced or at least coincided with enough short-term security "progress" to feed a success mythology, the Afghan reprise never really caught on.
--By Maj. Danny Sjursen, USA (ret.) US Commander: Troops Must Be Ready for Conflict With China With tensions between the US and China higher than they've been in decades, there's no shortage of hostile rhetoric from US military officials aimed at Beijing. The commander for US Pacific Air Forces took things to another level on Friday and said troops in the region must be ready for a conflict with China. -- By Dave DeCamp
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