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How to Exit the Forever War Apr. 15, 2021
The courage of President Biden's decision to bring our troops home from Afghanistan should not be un... Read More
Why Biden Will Prolong the War in Afghanistan Apr. 01, 2021
The U.S. mission in Afghanistan is nearly old enough to buy a beer, having gone on since 2001. Two p... Read More
Is Biden Reenlisting in the Forever Wars? Mar. 02, 2021
Thursday, in its first military action, the Biden Pentagon sent two U.S. F-15Es to strike targets of... Read More
Is Biden Prepared to Lose Afghanistan? Feb. 19, 2021
Is President Joe Biden prepared to preside over the worst U.S. strategic defeat since the fall of Sa... Read More
Anatomy of Narrative Warfare: China's Fake Photo Propaganda Attack on Australia Dec. 10, 2020
A Chinese foreign ministry official recently tweeted a photo showing an Australian special operation... Read More
Anatomy of Narrative Warfare: China's Fake Photo Propaganda Attack on Australia Dec. 09, 2020
A Chinese foreign ministry official recently tweeted a photo showing an Australian special operation... Read More
Obama's Memoir Highlights His Afghanistan Failure Nov. 26, 2020
Shortly before becoming vice president, Joe Biden traveled to Afghanistan in his role as chairman of... Read More
Will Biden End the Wars that Trump Prolonged? Oct. 22, 2020
If you listened long enough to Donald Trump during his first presidential campaign, you could find g... Read More
Are the Forever Wars Really Ending? Sep. 15, 2020
"There is no... sound reason for the United States to continue sacrificing precious lives and treasu... Read More
'The Outpost': Scott Eastwood and Orlando Bloom in a Top-Drawer War Story Jul. 03, 2020
"The Outpost" is a ripping combat film that demonstrates one more time how soldiers confronting deat... Read More
What Happens Next in Afghanistan? The Neo-Taliban May. 30, 2020
I shouted the text of my latest story about the invasion from a Palm Pilot into a balky Iridium sate... Read More
What Does Winning Mean in a Forever War? May. 22, 2020
When a Wall Street Journal editorial warned this week against any precipitous U.S. withdrawal that m... Read More
Is This How Europe Ends? Mar. 10, 2020
"Fortress Europe is an illusion." So declares the Financial Times in the closing line of its Saturda... Read More
Afghanistan Peace Deal Must Avoid Past Mistakes Mar. 10, 2020
Many will welcome the United States-Taliban peace deal signed last weekend in Qatar. They see a war ... Read More
The Arc De Trump Jan. 24, 2020
There will be no war with Iran. Yet. This is because President Donald Trump sent troops to the threa... Read More
Iran Is Not What You Think Jan. 10, 2020
War, many people believe, often results from cultural differences and misunderstandings. President D... Read More
Iraqis Storm Our Embassy, and We're Still Failing in Iraq Jan. 02, 2020
It's a matter of official record that Afghanistan has been the longest war in American history, stil... Read More
In Afghanistan, Presidents Lied and Americans Died Dec. 15, 2019
The United States is the most powerful military power in the history of the world. Yet somehow we ca... Read More
Trump Ended the Taliban Peace Talks, but Not the War in Afghanistan Sep. 15, 2019
The Taliban will not be guests at Camp David. The peace talks with them are history, and the Afghan ... Read More
After Bolton, Trump Goals Remain Unrealized Sep. 13, 2019
The sudden and bitter departure of John Bolton from the White House was baked in the cake from the d... Read More
