Budget Control Act of 2011 and Sequestration
The heads of the military branches testified on the impact of sequestration Defense Department budget cuts on national…
Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, and George Shultz testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on global threats and national… read more
Former Secretaries of State Henry Kissinger, Madeleine Albright, and George Shultz testified at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on global threats and national security strategy. Topics included Iran’s nuclear program, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and combating *ISIS.
At the start of the hearing, protestors spoke out against Henry Kissinger calling him a “war criminal.” Committee Chair John McCain (R-AZ) responded to the accusations by ordering for the Capitol Police and calling the protestors “low-life scum.”
* The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), is a militant group that has called itself the Islamic State. close
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