Posted on 01/29/2024 1:44:05 PM PST by george76
In a press briefing on Jan. 17, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said, “I’m not aware of any US forces on the ground.”
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Troops are on the ground in Yemen, according to a report from the White House. When asked if there was a presence there, the Pentagon refused to acknowledge the reality earlier in January.
“A small number of United States military personnel are deployed to Yemen to conduct operations against al-Qa’ida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS,” the White House told Congress in a December 7 report.
In a press briefing on Jan. 17, Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder was asked if he could say with confidence that troops were not on the ground in Yemen. He responded, saying, “I’m not aware of any US forces on the ground.”
After reporting on the contradiction, the Intercept reached out for comment from the US Department of Defense.
“Maj Gen Ryder’s prior assertion that there are no US forces on the ground in Yemen remains accurate,” DoD spokesman Lt. Col. Bryon McGarry told the outlet after the report's publication.
Erik Sperling, the executive director of Just Foreign Policy, told reporters, “It’s possible that US forces are spread so widely around the globe that not even the professional tasked with knowing that can keep track of it all."
“But it’s also possible that, given the dramatic expansion in US presence in the region in recent months, he is trying to skirt the question to avoid greater scrutiny," he continued.
Yep....and don’t be surprised when they have to admit they have them on the ground in the Ukraine, too.
These bastards aren’t honest about anything ...ever.
Ever notice that when you ask the White House under this
administration, everyone else is the liar.
Oof - that's an artful dodge!
Why should they, there is no responsibility in government. Certainly no accountability.
Wait until the dead ones start coming home. What’s the dodge then?
Green Berets? Delta Force? Navy SEALs?
I wouldn’t trust the government to tell me the time anymore.
whacking moles, everywhere, all over the world is a recipe for bloated debt, becoming over-extended, war-weariness and a surprise catastrophe.
Its also giving our enemies a cheap and easy way to bleed us.
Our DC-marxist leaders are still are both narrow-minded, and arrogant. They will carry on doing the same until something blows up in their (and our) faces.
I agree.
Am a big believer in the Powell Doctrine. Some people dismiss it because they don’t like Colin Powell. The Powell Doctrine seems to still be mainly on the mark.
Of course there are troops on the ground. At a minimum there are US Marines and military attaches in American embassies.
Iraq, Syria, Jordan, Yemen and half the countries of Africa.
This crap has to stop. It’s insane.
Who are you to judge that American security is insane?
Do you listen to WWV?
They have the correct time
These deployments have NOTHING TO DO WITH US SECURITY.
It’s simply not possible to make a plausible case that they are.
But you’re welcome to try.
Until then, rest assured you are a decided minority.
It would be easier to make a list of countries where US troops are not on the ground.
Every border matters to the politicians—except the US border.
“American security” is when you defend the US border from illegal invaders.
If the clowns in DC can’t get that done they have no business doing anything else.
They are just not smart enough to walk and chew gum at the same time.
Unfortunately, back then and today, if you lie to yourself when answering those Powell Doctrine questions, it becomes rather pointless.
“These bastards aren’t honest about anything ...ever.”
Well, if it is a clandestine operation you can’t expect an announcement.
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