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Stilwell

[ stil-wel, -wuhl ]

noun

  1. Joseph W. Vinegar Joe, 1883–1946, U.S. general.


Stilwell

/ ˈɪɛ /

noun

  1. StilwellJoseph W(arren)18831946MUSMILITARY: general Joseph W ( arren ), known as Vinegar Joe. 1883–1946, US general, who was (1941–44) Chiang Kai-shek's chief of staff and commander of all US forces in China, Burma (Myanmar), and India
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“Although state-paid emergency contraceptives will resume, those in need of abortion care will now have to shoulder the cost,” Stilwell added.

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Charles N. Hunter, who later wrote a critical report accusing General Stilwell of sending men still recovering from jungle sicknesses back into combat, which drew a Congressional investigation.

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David Stilwell, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asia and Pacific affairs, said the Pacific Fleet rebuttal was a welcome change from past U.S. military passivity toward Chinese propaganda.

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Stilwell served as the assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs under President Donald Trump.

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David Stilwell, a former assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, weighed in on the recent verbal sparring between Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and China’s Defense Minister Li Shangfu.

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