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18 June 2024
The Hill | House GOP approves mammoth annual defense bill with culture war
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The House on Friday approved its version of the annual defense policy bill
that includes a number of controversial culture war amendments, setting the
stage for a showdown with the Democratic-controlled Senate over legislation
that typically enjoys bipartisan support.
Military Times | A dental debacle: Why veterans struggle to navigate VA’s oral
care
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Marine Corps veteran Jeremy Williams was humiliated last summer when his front
six teeth fell out of his mouth in the middle of a business meeting. Almost a
year later, he’s infuriated that he still can’t get his Veterans Affairs health
insurance to correct the problem.
Military.com | Lawmakers Move to Defund US Military's Gaza Aid Pier After
Torrent of Problems
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Amid being battered by rough seas and weathering international logistical
headaches, the U.S. military's humanitarian aid pier in Gaza is facing another
obstacle: Congress.
RealClearDefense | Efforts To Bar Private Companies From Assisting in VA
Claims Harm Veterans
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Recent calls by former Navy SEAL Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) for Veterans
Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough to resign from his post are reigniting
scrutiny of the scandal-ridden department. Egregious backlogs in veteran claims
and a confusing bureaucratic process have left many of our nation’s heroes
empty-handed and unable to access their hard-won benefits.
Associated Press | A record number of NATO allies are hitting their defense
spending target during war in Ukraine
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A record 23 of NATO’s 32 member nations are hitting the Western military
alliance’s defense spending target this year, NATO Secretary-General Jens
Stoltenberg said Monday, as Russia’s war in Ukraine has raised the threat of
expanding conflict in Europe.
Washington Post | Russia’s Putin to visit North Korea, amid growing military
cooperation
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit North Korea for talks with leader
Kim Jong Un on Tuesday, furthering concerns about the growing military
cooperation between the two states at a time when Moscow is hungry for
munitions to use in its war against Ukraine.
POLITICO | Trump threatens to cut US aid to Ukraine quickly if reelected
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday blasted the scale of U.S.
support for Ukraine and said that if he is reelected in November he would
immediately "have that settled."
The National Interest | Joe Biden’s Ukraine Policy is Marching Toward
Catastrophe
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance is facing a significant
turning point in its support for Ukraine’s defense against Russia. The Biden
administration, in lockstep with several of the United States’ European allies,
has approved the use of American weapons to strike targets on Russian soil
around the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv.
Newsweek | American Lives Are at Stake if NATO Doesn't Set a Better Course
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NATO will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year, and no doubt there are
many talking about what the next 75 years should look like. As a combat veteran
with more than 20 years' experience, I can tell you—the future of NATO is
America playing a realistic, fair part in the alliance. That part should not be
characterized by a windfall of American taxpayer dollars, not to mention the
potential cost in lives if war between Ukraine and Russia escalates into
Western Europe.
Foreign Policy | The Taiwan Aid Bill Won’t Fix the Arms Backlog
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In April, U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law a trio of emergency
supplemental spending bills, including one focused on the Indo-Pacific that is
commonly referred to as the Taiwan aid bill. The new legislation seeks in part
to address Taiwan’s roughly $19.7 billion backlog of arms sales from the United
States—a hot-button issue given China’s increasingly provocative military
activities around Taiwan and the perception among some U.S. analysts that
Taiwan is not as much of a priority as Washington claims.
Last week CVA released a poll that shows the American public opposes key parts
of the Biden administration’s proposed Saudi normalization deal. Under the
deal, the Saudis would normalize relations with Israel in exchange for a
security guarantee from the U.S. and American aid for a Saudi civilian nuclear
program.
Check out the exclusive story in The American Conservative: Poll: Americans
Oppose Biden’s Saudi Deal:
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“According to the poll, 40 percent of Americans believe that the deal would be
contrary to U.S. interests, while only 29 percent believe it would be
beneficial for U.S. interests. The remaining 31 percent are unsure.
The responses on the individual parts of the deal are further revealing. For
instance, 43 percent of those polled opposed a U.S. security guarantee for the
Saudis, with 24 percent strongly opposing such a guarantee. By contrast, only
19 percent support a guarantee, with only 5 percent strongly supporting it. The
remaining 38 percent are either undecided or do not know.”
For a full break down of the poll, you can visit CVA’s Overwatch Blog here
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