FACT CHECKING KAMALA: US MILITARY - WAIT FOR IT...

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from Asher Press Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C_4tBzxB6Uy/

Harris: "As of today, there is not one member of the United States military who is in active duty in a combat zone in any war zone around the world for the first time this century."

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FACT CHECK:
Misleading because thousands of U.S. troops are in harms way and hundreds have been under attack this year alone.
Three US Army soldiers were killed and more than 30 service members were injured in a drone attack in Jordan.

U.S. has troops across the Middle East and other countries, mostly in counter-terrorism roles, according to a December 2023 White House War Powers Act report.
https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/12/07/letter-to-the-speaker-of-the-house-of-representatives-and-president-pro-tempore-of-the-senate-regarding-the-war-powers-report

See:
”The U.S. launched Operation Prosperity Guardian in December 2023 in response to missile and drone attacks from the Houthi rebels, who are backed by Iran, against commercial shipping, according to the Pentagon.”
https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3621110/statement-from-secretary-of-defense-lloyd-j-austin-iii-on-ensuring-freedom-of-n/

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) also reported on Sept. 10 that its forces have destroyed five Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and two missile systems in Yemen.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/1833701654098481396

CENTCOM also announced that it killed 15 Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorists in a raid conducted with Iraqi Security Forces on August 29.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/1829690125896351762

And CENTCOM stated Sept. 2 that it captured an ISIS leader with the help of the Syrian Democratic Forces in Syria.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/1830691889311555972

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