… but perhaps there’s more to the story. No matter what, I hope there’s a happy ending. Cc’ing some of my Virginia tweeple who might amplify
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"US spending of 5.6% of its defense budget to destroy nearly half of Russia’s conventional military capability seems like an absolutely incredible investment."
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You and I remember that day very differently.
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OTD two years ago, the United States officially withdrew from the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, having given notice of its intentions on May 22, citing fictitious Russian “violations” as the reason. In less than four years, Donald Trump and his unilateralist wrecking crew abandoned …
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OTD two years ago, the United States officially withdrew from the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, having given notice of its intentions on May 22, citing fictitious Russian “violations” as the reason. In less than four years, Donald Trump and his unilateralist wrecking crew abandoned …
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Nothing says Veteran's Day like Captain Lewis Nixon waking up after a night of celebrating V-E Day with Herman Göring’s stash of alcohol.
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The latest Reeducation is about Russia’s nuclear blackmail in Ukraine. My guest is It’s a good one. Give a listen.
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Dear , you know that you can count on our loyal support for the cause of freedom of Ukrainian people. Stay strong and keep your faith steadfast! 🇮🇹🇺🇦
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A personal favor: this family is very near and dear to my heart. Please consider donating as if it’s small. It will go a long way towards helping and there are small children involved.
Fundraiser for Rachael and her family
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In the face of Russian saber-rattling in Ukraine, FAL has outlined how the U.S. can prevent nuclear escalation in Ukraine by showing commitment to our nuclear deterrent and taking no option off the table if Russia attacks vital U.S. interests ➡️ forumforamericanleadership.org/ukraine-wmd
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What if Putin Uses a Nuclear Weapon in Ukraine? by @wrmead Putin’s response to Ukraine’s military success could lead to the most dangerous nuclear standoff since the 1962 Cuba Missile Crisis. wsj.com/articles/a-dan
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On Sept 12, 2001 -- 24hrs after 9/11 -- Queen Elizabeth ordered the U.S. national anthem be played at the Changing of the Guard outside Buckingham Palace.
Nothing like that had occurred in 600 years.
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Is America the greatest country in the world?
Here's how Christopher Hitchens answered -- on C-SPAN April 22, 2009:
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Lookin' good Navy!
Flagship Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) moors in port in Helsinki, Finland Aug. 5, 2022. #HiThere
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Winner.
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Incredible footage of people cheering the arrival of ’s jet in Taiwan earlier this evening.
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Some footage from the CNN archive of Pelosi unfurling a pro-democracy banner in Tiananmen Square in 1991 (alongside Reps. Ben Jones and John Miller) before Chinese officials interrupt
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Should give a medal to whoever wrote Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232).
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So when you read “Trump White House”
In this article you can replace it with my name, and that’ll give you a sense of what I was doing for four years. twitter.com/CNN/status/155…
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A reference to Russia and China arms racing in violation of the NPT would have been appropriate.
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BREAKING REPORT: Federal Communications Commission [FCC] Requests Apple and Google BAN TIKTOK APP Due to ‘National Security Risk’...
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Probably the hardest image of the war, or at least, one that sticks. Parents wrote id on their children, in case.
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. also credits and for wading through business push-back and retaining the rebuttable presumption component in the Senate.
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Here's the next installment of "How the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Became Law" from the
I'm so glad that highlighted the pivotal role that & played in crafting and stewarding this bill.
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A Washington state Guardsman received a phone call from a Ukrainian who has an issue with the Javelin. Guardsman talked him through it. 30 minutes later, Guardsman gets a call from the Ukrainian who just blew up a Russia vehicle.
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On this #MemorialDay I love to share this video.
French caretakers take the sand from Omaha Beach in Normandy and scrub them into the letters to give them the brown/gold coloring.
They do this for all 9,386 soldiers who died.
France also gave us this land as American soil.
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A #MemorialDay Thread🧵1/
Lt. Miroslav "Steve" Zilberman
Came to the US from Ukraine w/his parents. Joined USN out of HS & became an ET. 2003 later commissioned under Seaman to Admiral program after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a degree in comp science.
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UN’s top nuclear watchdog just informed his agency’s board of governors that “the IAEA cannot confirm the correctness and completeness of Iran’s declarations under its Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement.”
In other words, Iran is in breach of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
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BREAKING: 🇰🇵 North Korea has just taken over as chair of the Conference on Disarmament here at the United Nations in Geneva. This is not a joke.
When they preside at tomorrow's meeting, our coalition of 40 UN-accredited NGOs is calling on all democracies to walk out.
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Remembering today the 99 men of the Royal Norfolk Regt who defended this farmhouse in the hamlet of Le Paradis on the route to Dunkirk against an overwhelming enemy force from the 3rd SS Totenkopf Division. Mostly wounded, they fought on until their ammunition was exhausted. 1
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A historic day!
Today, Sweden and Finland hand in letters expressing their countries’ interest to apply for membership to SG
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Just signed a historic indication letter to #NATO Secretary General from the Swedish Government 🇸🇪. Our NATO application is now formally signed.
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Now official.
Sweden will also join .
Finand and Sweden will thus join together.
A moment when dreams turn into reality against all expectations.
Kiitos Suomi! Tack Sverige!
Yhdessä. Tillsammans.
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The Azovstal defenders pinned Russian forces in Mariupol until Ukraine won in Kharkiv. Encirclement of Kyiv’s troops in Donbas is now highly unlikely. Their contribution to the county’s freedom is immense. Their sacrifice should be celebrated as heroic. It will become historic.
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BTW, congrats to , , , , and . You get a shout-out in the Chinese version as being some of the western think-tanks “willing to communicate with us” and helping them to “establish a brand and reputation.” 😐
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SASC and HASC today announced the leadership of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States:
-Madelyn Creedon to serve as Chair
-Senator Jon Kyl to serve as Vice Chair
Learn more about the Commission:
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Someone actually made a David Attenborough style voiceover for this video of a destroyed Russian tank.
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Ended the year with a bang!🧨(almost literally!) For ’s last event of the semester, we hosted & Bob Gallucci for a discussion on “An Unstable Peace: North Korea & the Nuclear Arms Race.” Thanks to all who made this year great!
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