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Ya don’t say… More #US #troops have died amid #Iran war than #Pentagon has disclosed publicly Officials who spoke with The Post expressed frustration that the additional loss of life in the #MiddleEast is not reflected in the #Defense Dept’s casualty database. acc/to 6 US ofcls familiar with the #DoD’s internal casualty accounting data. #GiftArticle #censorship #transparency #Trump #military #SuckersAndLosers #law #Congress #WarPowers
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Rebalancing or retreat? Canada's peacekeeping legacy fades away After decades of gradual decline, Canada’s peacekeeping tradition is entering its final chapter. The Defence Department is shutting down four overseas missions and shrinking another, arguing troops are needed elsewhere. Critics warn the move sacrifices a defining national identity and surrenders diplomatic influence to countries such as Ch...
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Oleksandr was a #nuclear #engineer at the #power plant in #Zaporizhzhia when #russians encircled it in early #march 2022. The #plant sat just a few hundred kilometers #north of Russian-occupied #crimea which meant the #troops were able to move to capture it within days of the full-scale #invasion .
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But when speaking to the New York Post, #Trump called the deaths “a shame,” then went on. “They did it because they don’t want to see Iran have a nuclear weapon,” he said of the #troops. “…And it just shows you how bad (the Iranians) are.” While Trump restated his goal for the #war in the interview, he seemed to suggest that the slain troops actually endorsed his war. He has not offered evidence of this. Troops are supposed to fight even if they don’t believe in the cause. #military #service
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#Defense Secretary Pete #Hegseth announced Wednesday a new mandatory screening program to test all service members over the age of 30, including women, for #testosterone deficiency annually. #Hormone treatment for #troops with low testosterone will be voluntary. “Our most decisive tactical advantage will always be the individual warfighter,” Hegseth said in a video from his #Pentagon office. “We have a sacred duty to maintain that advantage.” #Trump #ToxicMasculinity #manosphere
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Seconds after an Iranian drone struck his unit’s operations center in Kuwait, an #Army #general responsible for the #troops inside got up from the floor, grabbed his protective vest & helmet, & shouted an order to a soldier beside him: “Get out!” It was March 1, barely a day into the #US #war against #Iran. The drone hit in the center of the building at Port Shuaiba, its concussive blast hurling troops into walls & igniting a deadly fire, survivors of the strike told WaPo. #Trump #Hegseth #law
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AP is calling Israel’s #military actions in southern #Lebanon an #invasion. #Israel has moved thousands of #troops across the border into Lebanon, & Israeli forces & #Iran backed #Hezbollah have been fighting for at least 3 wks Israeli ofcls, including the defense minister, said they want to take control of the entire area south of the Litani River— ~20 miles north of the border—& that displaced Lebanese residents will not be allowed back until Israel decides its safe.
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