{"id":160941,"date":"2024-09-12T11:24:31","date_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=160941"},"modified":"2024-09-12T11:24:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-12T15:24:31","slug":"fact-checker-fact-checks-kamala-harriss-active-duty-military-in-combat-zone-claim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=160941","title":{"rendered":"Fact checker fact-checks Kamala Harris’s active duty military in combat zone claim"},"content":{"rendered":"

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During the debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the latter made a claim about military deployment. Harris claimed that there were no active duty service members in a combat zone. Perhaps she meant that there were no US service members engaging in major combat operations such as what occurred in Iraq and in Afghanistan. However, those who are familiar with combat zones and the associated impact on tax liability would see things differently.<\/p>\n

From PolitiFact:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

A Defense Department spokesperson told PolitiFact that the U.S. is neither engaged in a war, nor has service members fighting in active war zones anywhere in the world.<\/p>\n

“An aspect of military service includes serving in locations where hostile actions may occur,” the Defense Department official said in a statement to PolitiFact. “Those locations are designated by executive order and\/or the Secretary of Defense. However, it’s important to note that just because a service member is in one of these locations does not mean they are engaged in war.”<\/p>\n

But Harris’ inclusion of “combat zone” in that statement is misleading and experts said it significantly underplays the broader landscape of active duty military service abroad.<\/p>\n

The Internal Revenue Service tracks combat zones for tax purposes. The term generally refers to “hostile areas where (the) military may serve, (including) actual combat areas, direct combat support areas and qualified hazardous duty areas,” the IRS said on a webpage last reviewed and updated Aug. 19.<\/p>\n

Citing the Defense Department, the IRS said that as of August, recognized combat zones included the Sinai Peninsula, and the Afghanistan, Kosovo and Arabian Peninsula areas.<\/p>\n

Melanie Sisson, a foreign policy fellow at the Brookings Institution, a think tank, said some of these combat zone designations, such as the one over Kosovo, are “holdovers” from previous U.S. military operations. But the combat zones do include areas in which U.S. service members are now deployed, she said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Additional Reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Swann, S. (2024, September 11). Why Harris’ debate remarks about US military in combat zones is misleading. PolitiFact<\/em>. Link<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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