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Russia Claims Its New ICBM Can Evade US Defenses. Don’t Worry, We Couldn’t Stop The Old Ones Either
Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled on Thursday a new nuclear-tipped intercontinental ballistic missile he said would render defense systems “useless,”...
Our Infantry Colonel Who Reviews Movies: Hey, ‘The Long Road Home’ Actually Hits Home
In 2007, news correspondent Martha Raddatz published The Long Road Home describing the events of April 4th, 2004 when 2-5 Cavalry assumed...
How And Where Will Russia Retaliate For The US Airstrike That Killed Mercenaries In Syria?
That’s a question buzzing around Washington these days. My friend Eliot Cohen, a former State Department counselor who is now...
This Is A Letter On Trump, Churchill and Orwell The Toledo Blade Didn’t Dare Run
I sent this letter to the editor of the Toledo Blade, a minor American newspaper, several weeks ago. Enough time...
The Month In Military Stupidity: Reliefs, Mongolian Prostitutes, And Midnight Hikes
The commander, XO and senior NCO of a deployed Seabee battalion were removed after the XO was found wandering in...
An Australian Army General Recalls The Smackdown That Saved His Career
The last time I saw Major General Day, I was an 18-year-old first-year cadet at the Australian Defence Force Academy...
Civil War Watch: Two More Signs Of Strains On The American System
No, not Grant vs. Lee war between the states. But signs that the ties that bind us are fraying. The...
Quote Of The Day: When To Get Nervous
“I get nervous when people tell me that everything’s fine.” — A character in David Ignatius’ new novel, The Quantam...
The View From Afghanistan: The Dark Stain Of American Gun Exceptionalism
I fear American gun culture isn’t cancer, it’s late-stage CTE—that is, chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative brain disease that results...
China’s Getting Feistier In Space
So says a report that a Chinese interceptor warhead hit a target missile in space. Like we told you, they’re...
Mattis And McMaster Denounce Iranian Meddling In Middle East, But Iran May Have Already Won The Regional War
Speaking in Brussels the other day, Defense Secretary James Mattis sounded either determined or frustrated when he commented on Iranian...
Mueller’s Bombshell Russia Indictments May Mark A New Era For American Democracy
The indictment on Friday by Robert Mueller of thirteen Russians for interference operations marks a dramatic escalation in the U.S....
The Problem With America’s Dark Obsession With The Military Sniper
To the average civilian, the story of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle is one of a warrior destined...
What It Means To Be An Ally To Women In The Military
A toxic culture of gender discrimination and inequality continues to exist in the U.S. military. Worse, it isn’t simply gray-haired...
The US Military Is Unprepared For The Future Of War. Here’s How To Repair And Rebuild It
At his 1993 Confirmation as Director of the CIA, James Woolsey observed that “we have slain a large [Soviet] dragon, but we...
Congress Needs To Take Back Responsibility For Sending Troops To Conflict Zones
On May 19, 2004, anti-coalition forces attacked a U.S. military convoy on the northern outskirts of Samarra, Iraq — a...
It’s Time To Address The Staggering Rate Of Suicide Among Servicewomen And Female Vets
We were both almost statistics; numbers on a page that people use evoke emotions devoid of context. To us, like...
To Protect Veterans, Keep The VA Ban On Employees Working With For-Profit Colleges
On Sept. 14, the Department of Veterans Affairs quietly announced that it will waive a common-sense ethics law for all...
Afghanistan Is Officially Mattis’ War Now
Noted as a brilliant tactician, Mattis acknowledged in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee in June that “we are...
How To Destroy Afghanistan: Establish An Army Of Private Contractors
In recent weeks, two major players in the private security industry proposed that Trump administration officials privatize U.S. military operations...
3 Reasons Why America’s Massive Nuclear Arsenal Actually Makes The World Safer
As a father of two young children, I am often perplexed when I hear senior leaders from the Department of...
I Was The US Ambassador to Afghanistan. The Military Can’t Fix This Mess Alone
President Trump’s June 13 decision to delegate authorities on troop levels and operations in Afghanistan to Secretary of Defense James...
Why Heather Wilson Succeeded Where Trump’s Other Service Secretary Nominees Failed
In a crowded field of service secretary nominees that includes billionaires, decorated war veterans, and state senators, she’s the only...
We’re Still Fighting In Afghanistan And No One Cares
I remember reading George C. Herring’s book “America’s Longest War” when I was studying history as an undergrad and couldn’t...
