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Nov 2, 2022 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
NEW: North Korea sending Russia "a significant number of artillery shells" for war in Ukraine, says White House NSC spokesman John Kirby.
"We're not talking dozens here, it's significant number of artillery shells. It's a sign of not only the degree to which North Korea is willing continue to bolster support Russia but a sign of Russia's own defense articles shortages and needs."
May 24, 2022 • 11 tweets • 2 min read
🧵Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley reminds Princeton ROTC cadets they swore to protect the US Constitution. "You're not taking an oath to a dictator or wannabe dictator, or tyrant."
"The idea that you're willing to die for it is an extraordinarily powerful idea..." 1/11
Says it defeated Britain in the Revolutionary War, the Nazis, Imperial Japanese, brought down the Berlin Wall, defeated Soviet communism. "It's the idea that al Qaeda and ISIS, the Taliban and Al Shabaab and all the terrorist groups, they hate this idea. What is this idea?" 2/11