Commentary

Views and commentary from the barracks to the battlefield.

Latest in Commentary

The Pentagon's plan for an accountability review of the August 2021 withdrawal from Afghanistan, raises a question with few clear answers: Will we ever have accountability for the war itself?

Is it possible to have ‘accountability’ for the War in Afghanistan?

By Jeff Schogol, James Clark

Posted on May 23, 2025

A US soldier rests on a tank as troops patrol oil fields near Syria's northeastern border with Turkey in the Qahtaniyah countryside in the far northeast corner of Hasakeh province on September 3, 2024. The United States has around 900 troops in Syria that are part of an anti-jihadist coalition and also have forces protecting the Conoco gas field and Al-Omar oil fields in east of the country. (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN / AFP) (Photo by DELIL SOULEIMAN/AFP via Getty Images)

What is going on in Syria and what the hell does it mean for US troops?

By Alex Plitsas

Posted on Dec 18, 2024

allen west pushups

Retired Army Lt. Col. Allen West embarrasses himself in one-man push-up contest

By Paul Szoldra

Updated on May 7, 2021