Mattis: No plans to pause military exercises for Olympics in South Korea

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U.S. military exercises in the region often provoke North Korea, whose leaders see them as preparations for an invasion, despite the U.S. saying the regularly planned training exercises seek only to increase readiness.
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South Korea is reportedly considering scrapping an exercise planned for the spring to lessen the chance of conflict at the Olympics. But Mattis said the U.S. will not change its exercise schedule because of diplomatic concerns, while leaving the door open to reschedule because of other concerns, like availability of ships or local holidays.
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Among other things, he said:
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— He is still awaiting the results of an investigation into the October attack in Niger that killed four American soldiers, including one who was found dead two days after the incident.

And asked how he felt about his first year as secretary of defense, Mattis told reporters: “I don’t have any feelings.” - Politico

I'll be interested to hear what spin is put on the fact that our Niger soldiers mission was changed from assisting to searching out a dangerous extremist and yet, the soldiers were not fortified with backup or even proper weaponry to perform such a task. How naive!


Mattis, you should resign!

[maryellen99]

1. The Olympics need to be cancelled or postponed nt

I could see trump launching an attack during them.