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Ernest Hemingway’s fiery rant against stolen valor is still relevant almost a century later
Long before Ernest Hemingway wrote, drank and fought his way into the ranks of America's legendary wordsmiths, the beloved author cut his literary teeth on the beat of a Canadian newspaper, where he wrote about the rise of stolen valor and the lousy market for war medals that accompanied the end of the Great War
The Trump Administration Is Ready To Keep US Troops In Syria For A Long Time
‘Forever war’ is now officially part of U.S. foreign policy. A pair of letters recently sent by the Departments of...
The US Has Nearly Defeated ISIS in Syria, But It May Be Stumbling Into A Bigger War With Russia And Iran
On Feb. 7, the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS unleashed a torrent of airstrikes and artillery fire in a far-flung area...
On An Island Halfway Around The World, Locals Enlist To Fight And Die For The United States
Several years ago, Nathan Fitch, a Peace Corps volunteer, was strolling along one of the beaches of Kosrae, a tiny...
As Syria’s War Rages On, The US Stumbles Forward Without A Map
More than six years after the Syrian revolution erupted, the country’s future is still hazy, clouded with the smoke of...
The US-Led Coalition Is Steadily Decimating ISIS’s Propaganda Operation
U.S.-executed decapitation strikes are eliminating key ISIS propaganda leaders and hacking away at the terror group’s ability to broadcast its...
Why Trump’s New Syria Cease-Fire Is An Empty Gesture
The United States may have successfully brokered a Syria cease-fire hand-in-hand with its long-time geopolitical foe Russia, but make no mistake:...
Who The Hell Is Oscar Perez, Venezuela’s Trick-Shooting, Grenade-Tossing, Would-Be Liberator?
On July 5, the people of Venezuela awoke to yet another chapter in the bizarre saga of Oscar Perez, seasoned...
The US Coalition Has ISIS Surrounded In Raqqa
The noose is closing around ISIS’s neck in Syria — and the Pentagon is tightening the knot. The U.S.-backed Syrian...
US Rivals Are Upping Their Missile Game, Fueling Powerful New Threats Against America
The Soviet Union may be gone, but the threat of missile-borne death from above remains: As the Department of Defense...
US Missile Defense Test Fails, Showing It’s Still Hard To Hit A Bullet With A Bullet
The Department of Defense’s failed missile defense test June 21 provided further proof of something we’ve been hoping isn’t true:...
ISIS Just Rage-Quit The Siege Of Mosul By Blowing Up An Ancient Mosque
Faced with the imminent loss of the beating heart of their Iraqi stronghold of Mosul, ISIS militants appear to have...
The US Has No Long-Term Plan In Syria, And That’s Dangerous
On June 13, coalition warplanes from the U.S.-led campaign against ISIS rained 28 airstrikes down across eastern Syria. Along the...
The Complexity Of Syria’s War Is Catching Up To The US
Three years after the start of Operation Inherent Resolve, the United States is beginning to experience the difficulties of fighting...
Is The US-Led Coalition Creeping Toward Outright War With Syria?
The U.S.-led coalition to defeat ISIS is dancing closer to an open conflict with forces aligned with the Syrian government....
Why Capturing Raqqa Won’t Destroy ISIS
The group’s de facto capital since early 2014, Raqqa is a jihadist springboard — the place where ISIS militants plan...
