December 11, 2019

2019-12-12T07:37:06-05:00

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Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testified on the Trump administration’s policy in Syria before the House Armed Services Committee. Both received numerous questions regarding the president’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria and the Turkish invasion that followed. Other topics discussed included the Pentagon’s restrictions on the training of Saudi Arabian military students after a trainee shot and killed three sailors in Pensacola, Florida, the continued fight against ISIS and countering Iran.

Defense Secretary Mark Esper and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Mark Milley testified on the Trump administration’s policy in Syria before the House… read more