The Wrong Time to Cut Defense

Column: A new bipartisan report exposes the dangers facing America
US soldiers take part in a massive amphibious landing

U.S. soldiers take part in a massive amphibious landing / Getty Images

BY: Matthew Continetti  — 

Last month, when the Treasury Department reported that the fiscal year 2018 deficit was a staggering $779 billion, President Trump made an announcement. Before meeting with his cabinet, the president said he would be asking every secretary to trim five percent, “if not more,” from his or her budget. Nor would he exempt the department of Defense.

Here’s hoping Trump changes his mind. Cutting the resources available to the Pentagon is a bad idea. A new report from the bipartisan National Defense Strategy Commission underscores just how bad.

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After Winning Election, Democrat Ilhan Omar Now Says She ‘Supports BDS Movement’

Ilhan Omar

BY: Brent Scher

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar came out against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement during her campaign, but after winning election, she now says she “supports the BDS movement.” Omar, a Muslim Somali-American elected last week to replace outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) in the House, fought accusations that she held anti-Israel views during …

Pence Says ‘Empire and Aggression’ Have No Place in Indo-Pacific

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks during a meeting with ASEAN leaders at the ASEAN-US Summit in Singapore

BY: Reuters

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told leaders of Southeast Asian nations on Thursday that there was no place for “empire and aggression” in the Indo-Pacific region, a comment that could be interpreted as a reference to China’s rise.

Trump Admin Rejects Rand Paul’s Effort to Get U.S. Out of Iranian-Backed Conflict in Yemen

Paul pushing Congress to cut U.S. arms sales to Saudi Arabia, Bahrain
Buildings lay in ruins in Mocha, Yemen
BY: Adam Kredo  — 

Sen. Rand Paul (R., Ky.) is encouraging the Senate to suspend U.S. arms sales to Bahrain, an American ally, as it serves on behalf of a Saudi military coalition battling against Iranian-backed militias in Yemen, according to a copy of a letter being hand-delivered to offices on Capitol Hill and obtained by the Washington Free Beacon.

After Winning Election, Democrat Ilhan Omar Now Says She ‘Supports BDS Movement’

Ilhan Omar
BY: Brent Scher  — 

Minnesota Democrat Ilhan Omar came out against the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement during her campaign, but after winning election, she now says she “supports the BDS movement.” Omar, a Muslim Somali-American elected last week to replace outgoing Rep. Keith Ellison (D., Minn.) in the House, fought accusations that she held anti-Israel views during …