What America's biggest ever defence bill of $740bn means for the Middle East
Published date: 10 December 2020 16:04 UTC | Last update: 4 months ago Both the US House of Representatives and the Senate overwhelmingly passed a $740bn defence spending bill in a rebuke to President Donald Trump, setting the stage for a loyalty test among Republican lawmakers if the president issues an expected veto. The National Defence Authorisation Act (NDAA) includes a provision that bars any troop reductions in Afghanistan, South Korea, and Germany without adequate justifications, and requires the president to issue sanctions against Turkey o...
Source: middleeasteye.net