Sabtu, 22 Desember 2018
Volkskrant jammert om vertrek Mattis en illegale VS-troepen
Met dank aan Jan Verheul:
Zoek de verschillen:
Moon of Alabama:
Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis resigned from his position effective February 28. He disagreed with the president's decision. It was the second time in five years that an elected commander in chief had a serious conflict with Mattis' hawkishness. President Obama fired him as Central Command chief for urging a more aggressive Iran policy. Mattis is also extremely hawkish towards Russia and China.
Arie Elshout, Volkskrant:
Abrupt trekt president Trump de Amerikaanse troepen terug uit Syrië en halveert hij het aantal manschappen in Afghanistan. En nu verdwijnt met Jim Mattis ook nog de enige man die Trump in het gareel kan houden. Europa moet vrezen voor de veiligheid in haar achtertuin.
Arie Elshout, Volkskrant, vindt het maar niks als er een havik verdwijnt en als de agressieve, illegale, en onuitgenodigde VS-troepen de aftocht uit Syrie blazen. Volkskrant & Elshout = Oorloghetsers.
En dan dit... (wederom met dank aan Jan Verheul)
For at least two decades, the Department of Defense has explicitly defined its mission on its website as providing
"the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country."
But earlier this year, it quietly changed that statement, perhaps suggesting a more ominous approach to national security.
...
The Pentagon's official website now defines its mission this way: "The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide a lethal Joint Force to defend the security of our country and sustain American influence abroad."
Zoek de verschillen:
Moon of Alabama:
Defense Secretary James "Mad Dog" Mattis resigned from his position effective February 28. He disagreed with the president's decision. It was the second time in five years that an elected commander in chief had a serious conflict with Mattis' hawkishness. President Obama fired him as Central Command chief for urging a more aggressive Iran policy. Mattis is also extremely hawkish towards Russia and China.
Arie Elshout, Volkskrant:
Abrupt trekt president Trump de Amerikaanse troepen terug uit Syrië en halveert hij het aantal manschappen in Afghanistan. En nu verdwijnt met Jim Mattis ook nog de enige man die Trump in het gareel kan houden. Europa moet vrezen voor de veiligheid in haar achtertuin.
En dan dit... (wederom met dank aan Jan Verheul)
For at least two decades, the Department of Defense has explicitly defined its mission on its website as providing
"the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of our country."
But earlier this year, it quietly changed that statement, perhaps suggesting a more ominous approach to national security.
...
The Pentagon's official website now defines its mission this way: "The mission of the Department of Defense is to provide a lethal Joint Force to defend the security of our country and sustain American influence abroad."
