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U.S. air power must be deployed to create a no-fly zone over Ukraine. (Photo: Getty)

Trump Sets Dangerous Precedent Choosing Weapons on a Whim Over Twitter

Keith GirardDecember 22, 2016

Donald Trump continues to set one dangerous precedent after another with his fanciful Tweets. His latest dabbling may prove to be his most reckless yet. But Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg proved that flattery will get you everywhere with the narcissistic president-elect....

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Donald Trump has muddled the strategic direction of the U.S. military and still left the armed forces short of men and equipment. (Photo collage: MPG)

Trump F-35 Program Threat Will Hurt U.S. Defense; Another Tip to Russia?

Keith GirardDecember 13, 2016

Donald Trump threatened to cancel the much-maligned F-35 Lightning II Strike Fighter program yesterday, a move that would hurt the nation’s defense and provide a much needed boost to Russia, which would have to develop expensive new counter-measures if the plane goes into combat service. Trump’s unexpected criticism of the program, purportedly because of its cost, came out of left field and sent the plane maker’s stock plummeting yesterday by almost 2 percent....

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