“The ironic thing for me is, he claims that he’s trying to keep the politics out of the military,” said Kirby. Kirby said acting officials can do many of the things a confirmed leader can do, but some authorities are limited, including their ability to move money around. 2 in the Corps - is serving as acting commandant because his nomination for the top post is stalled. David Berger stepped down Monday as commandant after a four-year term, and Gen. The Marine Corps is already dealing with the issue. “You’re talking about several hundred officers now that can’t move on to the next job.” “It’s likely that he won’t be able to get confirmed,” said John Kirby, National Security Council spokesperson, referring to Brown on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” on Tuesday. Members of the Biden administration and lawmakers have struggled to find a resolution, with little optimism. You have to work with allies and partners to have access to locations.”īut discussions about national security were overshadowed by the tensions over Tuberville’s campaign. “You have to pre-position capability and have that in place. “You cannot wait until the crisis occurs,” he said. He said the military has been doing exercises and tabletop drills to practice getting needed equipment into the region quickly. His confirmation would mean that, for the first time, both the Pentagon’s top military and civilian positions would be held by African Americans.īrown told the Senate Armed Services Committee that a potential conflict in Asia would be challenging, because of its large size. He is blocking the confirmation of all senior military officers in protest over Defense Department policy that pays for travel when a service member has to go out of state to get an abortion or other reproductive care.Ī history-making fighter pilot, Brown has a deep knowledge of China and a broad understanding of space, cyber and other technologies. may not be able to apply those lessons anytime soon, even after being well-received in a confirmation hearing to serve as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.īrown’s nomination is among more than 260 being stalled by Republican Sen.
“Tens of thousands of women and children fleeing from Kyiv west have created a humanitarian situation that the international community needs to step in and be involved in,” he argued.WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden’s pick to serve as America’s top military officer warned senators Tuesday of the difficulties posed by any potential conflict in Asia and described how he would use lessons learned from the Ukraine war to help the U.S. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) steps down later this year, argued Russian President Vladimir Putin is “the one escalating this war.” “That would mean World War III,” he told HuffPost.īut Wicker, who will likely become the next top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee after Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) offered a blunter response. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) said Monday when asked if he supported imposing a no-fly zone over Ukraine. I don’t think we can get in a situation where we’re almost asking for engagement,” Sen. “They’re not a NATO country, as much as we want to help them. Most Republicans also oppose the idea of sending U.S. “Those are all the reasons why that’s not a good idea.” That is not something wants to do,” Psaki said in an interview on MSNBC. “That is definitely escalatory, that would potentially put us in a place where we are in a military conflict with Russia.
military would be shooting down planes, Russian planes,” threatening the outbreak of a larger war involving the U.S., White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. military - it would essentially mean the U.S. Ukrainian officials are reportedly urging President Joe Biden and NATO to impose a no-fly zone over parts of the country as large numbers of Russian troops approach the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, but top White House officials have ruled out the idea.Ī no-fly zone would require “implementation by the U.S. resolution, which Russia would veto, a strong coalition of like-minded nations should step in and seriously consider this,” Wicker told HuffPost on Monday. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) endorsed the idea of creating a no-fly zone over Ukraine amid the Russian invasion of the eastern European country, which grows deadlier by the day as Russian troops lay siege to population centers.
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