Trump's extreme vetting is causing a great of problems with those from other countries fighting with the USA military. These foreign soldiers put their lives on the line to assist USA troops and they are promised a path to the USA's Green Card program in exchange for their military service. This has been a very valuable asset for the USA military and the current problems in carrying out the program is a grave concern to the USA Pentagon.
This is only one of the really major problems being caused by Trump. It is very worrisome when a candidate like the Republican running against Senator Tester of Montana states, "Elect me because I will back up Trump." That is not the reason to elect a USA Senator. Backing up Trump means causing enormous problems for the USA.
In a different venue, when Trump backed out of the Iran Deal or decertified, he opened up the demand by the other five member countries to find better financial instruments in dealing with Iran. Trump banked on the USA Dollar, the global currency, in creating pressure to end the Iran Deal. It hasn't. Instead, the other five partners are seeking alternative banking instruments to allow the Iran Deal to sustain itself.
Currently, the EU is working toward promoting the "Euro" as the global currency and it might be working in peripheral countries, such as Venezuela which recently switched to the Euro as it's baseline currency.
Trump and his Senate and House minions are trouble for the USA. They are not an asset, they are isolationists that are desperate enough to compromise the USA internationally and it is happening already.
The American voter has a far to narrow view of Trump and the harm he is causing the USA internationally. The USA is quickly losing it's standing in the world and that is more than unfortunate, it complicates national security. This worry by the Pentagon is only one.
Listen to what Joe Biden is saying. He is dead serious.
This is only one of the really major problems being caused by Trump. It is very worrisome when a candidate like the Republican running against Senator Tester of Montana states, "Elect me because I will back up Trump." That is not the reason to elect a USA Senator. Backing up Trump means causing enormous problems for the USA.
In a different venue, when Trump backed out of the Iran Deal or decertified, he opened up the demand by the other five member countries to find better financial instruments in dealing with Iran. Trump banked on the USA Dollar, the global currency, in creating pressure to end the Iran Deal. It hasn't. Instead, the other five partners are seeking alternative banking instruments to allow the Iran Deal to sustain itself.
Currently, the EU is working toward promoting the "Euro" as the global currency and it might be working in peripheral countries, such as Venezuela which recently switched to the Euro as it's baseline currency.
Trump and his Senate and House minions are trouble for the USA. They are not an asset, they are isolationists that are desperate enough to compromise the USA internationally and it is happening already.
The American voter has a far to narrow view of Trump and the harm he is causing the USA internationally. The USA is quickly losing it's standing in the world and that is more than unfortunate, it complicates national security. This worry by the Pentagon is only one.
Listen to what Joe Biden is saying. He is dead serious.
August 20, 2018
...As of August 15, (click here) just 48 Iraqis have been admitted to the United States this fiscal year through a special refugee programme meant for people who worked for the US government or American contractors, news media or non-governmental groups, according to data provided by the State Department. More than 3,000 came last year and about 5,100 in 2016.
...As of August 15, (click here) just 48 Iraqis have been admitted to the United States this fiscal year through a special refugee programme meant for people who worked for the US government or American contractors, news media or non-governmental groups, according to data provided by the State Department. More than 3,000 came last year and about 5,100 in 2016.
At the meeting last week, officials examined the multiple security checks that Iraqis must pass, including one background check that all refugees undergo, called the Interagency Check.
They determined the obstacle was a separate process called Security Advisory Opinions (SAOs), which are required for a smaller subset of people — male and female refugees within a certain age range from Iraq and 10 other countries, mostly in the Middle East and Africa.
The FBI and intelligence agencies conduct the SAOs while the State Department coordinates the process.
At the meeting, the FBI revealed that of a batch of 88 Iraqis it had recently completed SAOs for, it found suspicious information on 87 of them, said the two officials aware of the meeting. Current and former officials said that is a much higher "hit rate" than in past years.
It was unclear to officials what exactly is causing the higher hit rate, and the meeting did not get into the details of the FBI's screening methodology and how it might have changed.
FBI spokeswoman Kelsey Pietranton declined to comment on the Iraqi refugee issue.
‘Additional vetting’
A State Department spokeswoman said on Saturday the United States will continue to process US-affiliated Iraqis for resettlement "while prioritising the safety and security of the American people. Additional vetting procedures are enabling departments and agencies to more thoroughly review applicants and identify potential threats to public safety and national security."
Pentagon spokesman David Eastburn referred a request for comment on the Iraqi refugees to the White House.
A White House official did not directly comment when asked about the Iraqi refugee issue or the FBI process but said the Trump administration's approach is "protecting the national interest, preventing foreign terrorist attacks, and protecting US taxpayers and workers".
One official said the White House meeting last week resulted directly from a smaller, higher-level meeting of senior national security officials earlier this month. They discussed the maximum number of refugees the United States will admit into the country next year. The administration must reach a decision on the ceiling by September 30....
