| Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan opens door to a ‘few thousand’ more troops deploying there; Read what the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks wrote to President Obama in 2015; Wounded Warrior Project cleared of ‘spending lavishly,’ report finds; Pentagon leader assumes new role: Turning down the temperature on Trump; Yemen reviews deadly U.S. raid on al-Qaeda, but stops short of issuing ban; | | | | | | | A military blog by Dan Lamothe |
| | | | | Pentagon leader assumes new role: Turning down the temperature on Trump | | As President Trump’s new Pentagon chief, Jim Mattis has a long list of tasks ahead, including devising a more aggressive campaign to combat the Islamic State and restoring military readiness after years of budget cuts. But a few weeks into his tenure, the retired general’s most visible role has been of a different sort: soothing Americans and … | | By Missy Ryan • Read more » |
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