Opinion: Why troops in Iraq won't buy Trump's nonsense

“If the Democrats do not give us the votes to secure our Country, the Military will build the remaining sections of the Wall. They know how important it is!” President Donald Trump tweeted recently. Source: CNN

The President proves again that he has no problem blurring the lines between politics and his relationship with the US military, experts say

By injecting a heavy dose of campaign-style rhetoric and partisan optics into this week’s holiday visit with troops in Iraq — his first trip to a war zone since taking office — President Donald Trump has once again proved he has no problem blurring the lines between politics and his relationship with the US military, according to military experts and …

The evolving face of the US mission in Afghanistan

Lieutenant Colonel Keith Benedict and Private First Class Brennen Bledsoe — two different soldiers with very different stories — are both fighting America’s longest war in Afghanistan. Source: CNN

Trump misleads about military pay raises again

President Donald Trump incorrectly told troops in Iraq on Wednesday that he gave them their first pay raise in more than 10 years — a falsehood he has repeatedly told. Source: CNN