A Book On The Enhanced Interrogation Program That Tortures The Truth
Mark Fallon’s book, ‘Unjustifiable Means: The Inside Story of How the CIA, Pentagon, and US Government Conspired to Torture,’ purports to be an exposé but only reveals his limited understanding of very controversial issues.
New Paper Highlights Why Trump Should Bring U.S. Troops Home From Afghanistan
Donald Trump remains the first president in 25 years to not have started a new war. As the U.S. nears a deal, he should take this opportunity to bring American troops home.
After 18 Years, It Is Past Time To Face The Truth About Afghanistan
If we hope to finally reach the day American troops can pack up their belongings and come back to their families, Washington must start viewing the war with clear eyes.
Why President Trump Is Right To Consider Pardoning Green Beret Matthew Golsteyn
Let the president, as he is charged to do under the Constitution, consider whether the outcome in this case is one where justice wears a countenance too sanguinary and cruel.
Are Americans Forgetting The Troops Currently Dying In Afghanistan?
Amber Smith and Bre Payton discuss our war in the Middle East, PTSD, and the migrant caravan on the Federalist Radio Hour.
President Trump Should End The Failed Afghanistan War And Bring Our Troops Home
The war in Afghanistan is over. If our aim was to reshape Afghanistan as a modern civilized liberal democracy, we lost.
What Does ‘Good Enough’ Look Like In Afghanistan?
An attack that nearly killed the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan is just the latest sign that the security situation where the United States has been at war for 17 years is disintegrating.
America’s Forever War In Afghanistan Has Engulfed A New Generation
Americans born 17 years ago can now enlist to fight in a war that began before they were born. It’s time to end the Afghanistan war.
How The Iraq And Afghanistan Wars Soured Americans On NATO
To be effective, NATO needs the support of the American people. That means no more regime-change, occupations, or long term nation-building missions.
‘Craig And Fred’ Highlights Our Tendency To Put Man’s Best Friend Above Our Fellow Man
In ‘Craig and Fred,’ Craig Grossi tells the inspiring story of how a stray dog helped him overcome PTSD. But the book also raises discomfiting questions about how we put care of animals above the needs of our fellow man.
Iraq War Veteran: The Civilian-Veteran Divide And The Never-Ending War
Allison Jaslow shares her own story of military service, and the stories of other Iraq-Afghanistan veterans that we have forgotten on the Federalist Radio Hour.
Trump’s Afghanistan Plan Upends His Campaign Promises Against Perpetual War
President Trump’s Afghanistan plan is, above all, a pledge to double down on the bipartisan failures of the last decade and half, making changes only for the worse.
Get A Clue. Trump’s Afghanistan Policy Is Not An About-Face
It takes ignorance or willful obfuscation to assert President Trump has flipped since he started listening to generals.
Trump On Afghanistan: We’re Not Leaving Yet
While Trump may have changed his position vis-à-vis troop deployment to Afghanistan, he’s staying true to many of the foreign policy principles he espoused during his campaign.
Spare Me Your Insecurity-Induced Dunkirk Envy
If watching soldiers do their thing makes you feel unmanly, take that up with your conscience and local recruiter. Please stop projecting your insecurities onto the rest of us.
So Far, The Trump Administration Is Perpetuating Our Failures In Afghanistan
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis is so far doubling down on a failed status quo, dragging out a strategic loss already bought at a dear cost.
Flashback: In 2007, NYT Published Op-Ed Saying Afghan Child Rape Was No Big Deal
Now the New York Times is horrified by U.S. military turning a blind eye to Afghan child rape. But a few years ago, they published someone who praised it.