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n exist. All of this changed in 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and President George H. W. Bush
Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East and Central Asia, did not even exist. All of this changed in 1990, when Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and President George H. W. Bush dispatched 700,000 troops to expel him and defend Saudi Arabia. After the war was won, thousands st
t, and President George H. W. Bush dispatched 700,000 troops to expel him and defend Saudi Arabia. After the war was won, thousands stayed to deter Saddam, and to enforce no-fly zones over Iraq. Before the Gulf War, the Saudi native Osama bin Laden and his associates had focused on supporting the Muja
States escalate its air war in Iraq and Syria, send additional Special Forces, or enforce a buffer zone, which the head of Central Command, General Lloyd Austin, has said would require deploying U.S. ground troops. Most Americans now favor doing just that. The primary justification for this new hawkishness
ess" and musing aloud: "You could even go back ten years and say, you know what, it might have been a =ittle more stable when we had that awful guy [Saddam) Hussein, who hated t=e Iranians." Democrats, such as =enator Dianne Feinstein of California, content themselves with denouncing =epublicans for fa
musing aloud: "You could even go back ten years and say, you know what, it might have been a =ittle more stable when we had that awful guy [Saddam) Hussein, who hated t=e Iranians." Democrats, such as =enator Dianne Feinstein of California, content themselves with denouncing =epublicans for failing to
st the Shiite government in Iran. From the beginning,=this has been the irreparable flaw in the American strategy to topple the =raqi government of Saddam Hussein. Saddam was a brutal and murderous dicta=or, but as a secular Sunni who ruled with an iron, bloody fist, he was able to crush the fundamentalist thr
the interests of the United States. Today, foreign fi=hters from around the globe are said to number anywhere from 8,000— t=e estimate given by Gen. Lloyd Austin, U.S. Central Commander—to 12,000,=and several of the groups are linked to al- Qaeda. The Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson, said in April
president does not represent Peruvian democratic values. Islamist Group Takes Six Pakistani Security Personnel Hostage. The Washington Post (4/18, Hussain, George, 10.52M) reports the "hard-line Islamist" Tehrik-e- Labbaik Pakistan took six Pakistani security personnel hostage on Sunday "after days of d
guided, and dangerous." Cornyn "said Republicans would fight Guantanamo's closing tooth and nail,' just as they did under Obama." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "said in his Senate confirmation he supported shuttering the prison's doors as well." COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE DO) Investigating If "Russiagate" Inqui
president does not represent Peruvian democratic values. Islamist Group Takes Six Pakistani Security Personnel Hostage. The Washington Post (4/18, Hussain, George, 10.52M) reports the "hard-line Islamist" Tehrik-e- Labbaik Pakistan took six Pakistani security personnel hostage on Sunday "after days of d
uided, and dangerous." Cornyn "said Republicans would fight Guantanamo's closing 'tooth and nail,' just as they did under Obama." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin "said in his Senate confirmation he supported shuttering the prison's doors as well." COUNTER-INTELLIGENCE DO) Investigating If "Russiagate" Inqui
Entities connected to both Saddam Hussein and Lloyd Austin

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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United States
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Jeffrey Epstein
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Bill Clinton
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Bashar al-Assad
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Tehran
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Marc Rich
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Middle East
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Donald Trump
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Joe Biden
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Department of Justice
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Vladimir Putin
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Yemen
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Damascus
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Samantha Power
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Hillary Clinton
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Julie K. Brown
PERSONLeon Black
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