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The Pentagon Probably Doesn’t Fib on Intel Reports without White House Pressure…

Reports are coming out revealing that the Pentagon may have cooked the books when it comes to the number of airstrikes undertaken against ISIS.  If someone in CENTCOM did that they have a pair of brass ones, but it is more likely that it was done under pressure from White House staffers.

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Reports are coming out revealing that the Pentagon may have cooked the books when it comes to the number of airstrikes undertaken against ISIS.  If someone in CENTCOM did that they have a pair of brass ones, but it is more likely that it was done under pressure from White House staffers.

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Jack served as a Sniper and Team Leader in 3rd Ranger Battalion and as a Senior Weapons Sergeant on a Military Free Fall team in 5th Special Forces Group. Having left the military in 2010, he graduated from Columbia with a BA in political science. Murphy is the author of Reflexive Fire, Target Deck, Direct Action, and Gray Matter Splatter. His memoir, "Murphy's Law" is due for a 2019 release and can be pre-ordered now.

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