Pentagon confirms weekend drone strikes under Trump

[Jose Garcia]

Source: The Hill

The Pentagon confirmed Monday that it conducted three drone strikes in Yemen against al Qaeda militants over the weekend.

The strikes were the first since President Donald Trump was sworn in to office, but the Pentagon said the strikes did not require authorization from him or Defense Secretary James Mattis.

"Those authorities are delegated," Pentagon spokesman Navy Capt. Jeff Davis said at a briefing.

Davis said one strike was conducted in al Bayda, Yemen each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/defense/315669-pentagon-confirms-weekend-drone-strikes-in-yemen-against-al-qaeda-militants

[C_U_L8R]

1. Does Trump think he deserves a cookie or something

He did nothing.

[NCjack]

5. He wants generalissimo uniform (lots of gold glitter) and a military parade

[C_U_L8R]

7. Like a tinpot asshat

The Idiot Emperor Trump

[trof]

13. He didn't even know.

[HassleCat]

2. Transition I didn't want to see.

I was hoping there would be a pause.

[Achilleaze]

3. Thus, the Draft-&-Tax-Dodging Republican commander-in-shame can "claim" his first scalps

[ffr]

4. Our military in full coasting mode, without direction or leadership.

If the press asks dRump, I'll bet he'll act unaware...which would be the truth.

Aloof!

[Bayard]

6. Playing with his new toys.....

[matt819]

8. So, Herr Drumpfenfuhrer's approach toward combating terrorism

Is to do the exact same thing President Obama was doing?

[Wounded Bear]

9. Well, I hardly consider Trump to be an original thinker...

Do you?

[Blue_Tires]

10. Scahill was unavailable for comment

[keithbvadu2]

11. "Those authorities are delegated," - Then it was done with his permission.

Responsibility of command.

Mattis too.

[Javaman]

12. and the beat goes on. nt

[NewJeffCT]

14. Didn't he promise to "bomb the shit out of Isis"?

I guess Al Qaeda, Isis, etc are all the same to him