Tag: joint chiefs of staff

Pentagon Frustrated on Syria

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Exasperated by Lack of WH Direction on Syria

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Gen. Martin Dempsey

The Obama administration’s curious policy regarding the ongoing massacre of women and children in Syria has U.S. military planners in a bind, the Pentagon’s top military officer said Thursday.

‘Demonizing China’

Obama’s first choice for Joint Chiefs chairman criticizes Pentagon, military for focus on China

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Gen. James Cartwright / AP

Retired Marine Corps Gen. James Cartwright, who was President Obama’s initial candidate to head the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in a speech this week that the Pentagons’ new battle concept is “demonizing China.”

Hollow Research

Defense analysts question congressional study downplaying cuts

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Defense analysts dispute a recent Congressional report that purports to demonstrate why nearly $1 trillion in mandated defense cuts will not leave U.S. forces underprepared, or, as the report puts it, “hollow.”