Add Taiwan to the list

You can add Taiwan to the list of American allies who have been abandoned by the Obama administration (Hat Tip: Sunlight). Bowing to Chinese pressure, the U.S. will deny Taiwan’s request for 66 new F-16C/D fighter aircraft, a Taiwan Ministry of National Defense (MND) official said.

“We are so disappointed in the United States,” he said.

A Department of Defense delegation arrived here last week

IDF strikes Gaza targets in retaliatory attack

In response to the firing of long-range Grad rockets that hit within the city limits of Ashkelon and in the area of Kiryat Gat on Wednesday, the IDF bombed Gaza 'targets' (which usually means tunnels or bomb-making factories unless they specifically say that they hit a rocket launching team) in the early hours of Thursday. IDF aircraft struck targets in the Gaza Strip in the early hours on