– Several former military commanders are criticizing the president’s comments and photo op. Former CJCS ADM Mike Mullen among them. Many also criticize the SecDef and current CJCS.
– NYT has a detailed tick tock of the photo op event.
– Esper says he didn’t know. [But he did talk about dominating the “battlespace” with governors]
– Military.com lists the units in DC area.
In other news, Duterte has changed his mind on US military cooperation.
China is slowing grain purchases.
Russia changes its nuclear policy.
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