Pentagon Order to Plan for Escalation in Iraq Meets Warning From Top Commander
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered military commanders to plan for an escalation of American combat in Iraq, issuing a directive last week to prepare...
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U.S. Army Halts Training Over Coronavirus but Then Changes Its Mind
WASHINGTON — The Army earlier this week ordered a halt to most training, exercises and nonessential activities that require troops to be in close contact,...
Pentagon Takes Restrained Role in Coronavirus Response, Despite Calls for Help
WASHINGTON — For more than 18 years, the United States military has been defined by Washington’s wars overseas, with hundreds of thousands of troops rotating...
Trump Aides Clash Over Response to Iranian-Backed Attacks in Iraq
WASHINGTON — President Trump was getting ready to declare the coronavirus a “national emergency,” but inside the White House last Thursday, a tense debate erupted...
Trump Finally Enlists Much of Government in Coronavirus Attack
WASHINGTON — The mayor of Seattle wanted “mass tents” from the federal government to rapidly build shelters to house people in quarantine. The state of...
Pentagon Asks to Reconsider Awarding Huge Cloud Contract to Amazon
SAN FRANCISCO — The Defense Department said on Thursday that it would re-evaluate the awarding of a $10 billion cloud computing contract to Microsoft after...
U.S. Carries Out Retaliatory Strikes on Iranian-Backed Militia in Iraq
WASHINGTON — United States warplanes struck five targets in southern Iraq on Thursday night, hitting back at an Iraqi militia with ties to Iran that...
U.S. Announces Troop Withdrawal in Afghanistan as Respite From Violence Ends
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper said on Monday that the United States had begun withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, the first steps in what...
A War Without Winners Winds Down
The deal the Trump administration signed with the Taliban on Saturday is a ticket out of Afghanistan for American troops who’ve been there far too...
After 18 Years, Is This Afghan Peace, or Just a Way Out?
President Trump has left no doubt that his first priority in Afghanistan is a peace treaty that would enable him to claim that he is...