Mitt Romney, Who Avoided Military Service During Vietnam, Says 20 Years In Afghanistan Isn’t Long Enough
After 20 years of a military presence in the Middle East, Sen. Mitt Romney believes “conditions for withdrawal have not been met.”
Defense Experts: President Trump Could Do More To ‘End America’s Longest War’
Several defense experts lauded the Trump administration’s lame-duck decision to proceed with troop draw-downs in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying more should be done.
President Trump’s Final 2020 Act Should Be Pulling U.S. Out From Endless Wars
A reprioritization of America’s strategic interests would cement the legacy of the first president in the era of great-power rivalry.
Trump Nominates Decorated Veteran, Foreign Quagmire Skeptic For U.S. Ambassador To Afghanistan
President Trump nominated William Ruger for U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan on Thursday in a move speculated to help reduce U.S. troops in the area after nearly 20 years of war.
WSJ: Trump To Pick Foreign Policy Realist As Afghanistan Ambassador
Scholar, Afghanistan veteran, and naval reservist Will Ruger wants to pull U.S. troops out immediately. His elevation implies the president finally understands that personnel is policy.
As Ambassador, Douglas Macgregor Would Finally Bring Trump’s Foreign Policy To Life
Fluency in German, familiarity with Germany thanks to spending years there, positive rapport with his European counterparts during staff assignments — what’s not to like?
Lost Cause: A Special Forces Soldier’s Case For Leaving Afghanistan
After 19 years, $2 trillion, more than 20,000 wounded, almost 2,000 killed, and layer upon layer of lies, it’s time to end the war in Afghanistan.
Family Wins Fight With Coronavirus Bureaucracy To Bury An American War Hero
The ask from Phillip was simple: I will watch from the parking lot with my wife and our four children if we must, but please let my sister-in-law, her family, and my parents bury my brother.
Schiff Learned Of Russian ‘Bounty’ Intelligence In February, Withheld Information From Congress, And Took No Action
Top committee staff for Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, were briefed Read Full Article >
In Oval Office Interview, Trump Blasts Mattis, ‘Military-Industrial Complex’
Trump criticized Mattis’ demand of a permanent U.S. military presence on the border of Syria and Turkey, and noted that predictions of a slaughter of Kurds following the withdrawal of U.S. troops never materialized.
Joe Biden’s Foreign Policy Platform Is Woefully Inadequate To Today’s Needs
Foreign policy is Biden’s worst platform, and it would be negligence not to question him on the challenges of the future, for which, according to his own words, he seems woefully ill-prepared.
Will The Taliban Uphold Its End Of The Afghanistan Deal?
As the agreement makes clear, the United States and its allies are indeed looking for the exits. If all goes to plan, U.S. and coalition forces will vacate Afghanistan by spring 2021.
Why The U.S.-Taliban Agreement Validates Americans’ Sacrifices In Afghanistan
The Taliban only came to the table because of the sacrifices many brave Americans have made. In light of this and the fact that the U.S. objectives remain the same, our sacrifices were not in vain.
With Afghanistan Deal, Trump Has A Foreign Policy Record He Can Take To Re-Election
No new wars or interventions in Iran or Venezuela, a partial drawdown from Iraq and Syria, and an Afghanistan withdrawal deal is a foreign policy record to be proud of.
U.S. Reaches Agreement With Taliban Leading To Possible Troop Withdrawal From Afghanistan
The U.S. has reached an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan that officials said will likely be implemented “very soon.”
Former Navy SEAL Sniper And Author Jack Carr On Military Life, Guns, And Thriller Novels
Author Jack Carr explains how he jumped directly from 20 years in the military to writing action, thriller spy novels full-time.
Are Neocons Really Back In The Trump Administration?
There may be neoconservatives cheering that drone strike, as neoconservatives are wont to do, but it is unlikely that they are the ones driving policy.
How Trump Can Triple His Support Among Black Voters In 2020
Trump is uniquely gifted to bring black America back into the GOP. Come spring 2020, he should go to Detroit and aim for winning back black voters.
BREAKING: U.S., Iraqi Officials Accuse Iran Of Shooting Down European Passenger Jet
A European passenger jet crash that killed all 176 passengers and crew in Iran during Wednesday night’s hostilities is under intense international scrutiny after rapid explanations raised suspicions.
2019 Caps Yet Another Decade Of Endless, Fruitless Foreign Wars
Three years gone, thousands of lives lost, tens of billions in debt-funded spending, and we’re right back where we started, with a permanent entanglement in the longest war in U.S. history.