Sen. Joni Ernst rips Pentagon for sending wet, moldy gear to Taiwan
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Sen. Joni Ernst rips Pentagon for sending wet, moldy gear to Taiwan

ByNews Polite

It may be time to break the mold. Sen. Joni Ernst lambasted the Pentagon over shipments of mildew-infested body armor plates, mold-covered tactical vests and other subpar equipment to Tawain last year that Taipei spent weeks drying out and cleaning up. Ernst (R-Iowa) penned a letter to Defense Secretary Lloyd…

One year ago Jake Sullivan boasted about Middle East being the ‘quietest’ in two decades
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One year ago Jake Sullivan boasted about Middle East being the ‘quietest’ in two decades

ByNews Polite

This didn’t age well. The Middle East sits on the brink of a feared all-out war Sunday — exactly a year after US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan bragged about how peaceful it had been under the current administration. “The Middle East region is quieter today than it has been…

China-Taiwan reunification will ‘surely’ happen
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China-Taiwan reunification will ‘surely’ happen

ByNews Polite

Chinese President Xi Jinping renewed his longstanding vow to bring Taiwan under Beijing’s heel in a speech marking the late Communist leader Mao Zedong’s 130th birthday. “The complete reunification of our motherland is an overall trend, a righteous cause, and the common aspiration of the people,” the 70-year-old proclaimed Tuesday,…