People think 'Game of Thrones' season 8, episode 5 was a big metaphor for the US's disastrous Iraq War

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People think 'Game of Thrones' season 8, episode 5 was a big metaphor for the US's disastrous Iraq War
 
 
People think 'Game of Thrones' season 8, episode 5 was a big metaphor for the US's disastrous Iraq War
 
In the latest episode, a lot of people think Daenerys Targaryen essentially turned into former President George W. Bush. Warning, spoilers ahead.
 
 
 
 
 
The commander of one of the Marine Corps' most famous recon battalions was fired over domestic-violence allegations
 
 
The commander of one of the Marine Corps' most famous recon battalions was fired over domestic-violence allegations
 
It is unclear whether he will remain in the Corps, but his is the fourth high-profile firing of a senior Marine officer in recent weeks.
 
 
 
 
 
Jim Mattis reportedly called H.R. McMaster an 'unstable a--hole' when he didn't know McMaster was still on the phone
 
 
Jim Mattis reportedly called H.R. McMaster an 'unstable a--hole' when he didn't know McMaster was still on the phone
 
The incident purportedly happened in 2017, when Mattis, then defense chief, thought McMaster, then the national security adviser, was off the line.
 
 
 
 
 
 
2 key Homeland Security officials pushed back on a plan to arrest thousands of migrants in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles before they were pushed out
 
 
2 key Homeland Security officials pushed back on a plan to arrest thousands of migrants in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles before they were pushed out
 
Former DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's and head of ICE Ronald Vitiello's reason for pushing back was logistical, according to The Washington Post.
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden has reopened its rape investigation into Julian Assange, as the US tries to extradite him over hacking
 
 
Sweden has reopened its rape investigation into Julian Assange, as the US tries to extradite him over hacking
 
In a press conference in Stockholm on Monday, the senior prosecutor Eva-Marie Persson said there was probable cause to investigate Assange.
 
 
 
 
 
The US seized a North Korean ship and moved it thousands of miles to check whether it's being used to violate sanctions
 
 
The US seized a North Korean ship and moved it thousands of miles to check whether it's being used to violate sanctions
 
The US says the "Wise Honest" ship, one of North Korea's largest cargo ships, made illicit coal shipments that violate US and UN sanctions.
 
 
 
 
 
The US military is exploring a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify
 
 
The US military is exploring a plan to deploy 120,000 troops to the Middle East as tensions with Iran intensify
 
The plan reportedly called for the deployment in the event that Iran either attacks US forces or ramps up its nuclear-weapons program.
 
 
 
 
 
The Pentagon is reportedly shifting funds from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund Trump's border wall
 
 
The Pentagon is reportedly shifting funds from ballistic missile and surveillance plane programs to fund Trump's border wall
 
Pentagon officials have explicitly stated that the diverted funds will not negatively affect military readiness.
 
 
 
 
 
US fighters and bombers flew over the Persian Gulf in a warning to Iran
 
 
US fighters and bombers flew over the Persian Gulf in a warning to Iran
 
B-52 bombers flew alongside F-15s and F-35s in a visible show of force designed to deter Iran from attacking US interests in the region.
 
 
 
 
 
Iranian commander warns US aircraft carrier is a 'target' not a threat, as US firepower pours onto its doorstep
 
 
Iranian commander warns US aircraft carrier is a 'target' not a threat, as US firepower pours onto its doorstep
 
As US troops and weaponry pour into the Middle East to counter Iran, an Iranian general warned that US forces are 'targets,' not threats.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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