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Jim Mattis at his confirmation hearing. (J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)


Questions that General Mattis Can’t Answer

Questions that General Mattis Can’t Answer

In one of his first acts as President of the United States, Donald Trump lifted the restrictions imposed by his predecessor Barack Obama on the Pentagon’s ability to devise and implement strategies in Iraq and Syria as part of a re-invigorated war on terrorism. The...
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) and United Nations special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura (R) attend the ministerial meeting on Syria in Vienna, Austria, May 17, 2016. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger


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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, pictured on 06 Mar, 2106, demanded “immediate punitive measures be taken” after Iran fired two long-range ballistic missiles and other similar tests.