Americans Voted To End War In Syria, But This Unelected Bureaucrat Lied To Overrule Them
One factor in a bunch of Americans opting for Donald Trump in 2016 was his promise not to start a new war in the Middle East — but the D.C. establishment secretly kept troops in Syria, and lied about it to the president.
New Book Reveals Trump’s Secret Visit To Soldiers In Iraq, Frustration With Military Establishment’s Refusal To Take Out ISIS
Sarah Huckabee Sanders writes that Trump commanded leading military officers to speed up a mission against ISIS and to bring US soldiers home.
Would A President Biden Support Sending American ISIS Fighters To Prison?
What the strategy toward ISIS returnees might look like under a Joe Biden administration isn’t hard to imagine.
President Trump, Set A Deadline For Getting U.S. Troops Out Of Iraq Already
It’s time for President Trump to fully withdraw all U.S. combat troops from Iraq. Iraq must assume responsibility for its own security.
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.
Evil Is Alive And Well: Pakistani Court Frees Daniel Pearl’s Killer
The beheading of Daniel Pearl in the months after 9/11 marked the inauguration of jihadi execution videos. His killer’s conviction was overturned Thursday.
Why Conflict With Iran Over Iraq Can’t End Until America Withdraws
Instead of playing politics, Washington must realize that risking the lives of American forces in a gamble to reduce Iranian influence in Iraq isn’t worth it and may be self-defeating.
Why The United States Should Improve Our Relationship With Russia In 2020
With Russia’s more than 6,000 nuclear warheads, a permanent veto at the U.N. Security Council, and a president keen on making Russia a great power, Washington shouldn’t sideline Moscow.
Don’t Repeat The Last Two Decades Of Foreign Policy Idiocies With Iran
The best way to neutralize Iran is to have them overstretch. An older, forgotten grand strategy where adversaries bleed each other is in the Western interest.
No, Combat Troops In The Middle East Don’t Counter China’s Rise
Chinese activity beyond its borders does not inherently threaten America. The twin narratives of Trump ‘abandoning’ the Middle East and any Chinese presence as a threat to America are false.
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.
Did The U.S. Kill An American Citizen After Taking Out ISIS Leader Al-Baghdadi?
Was the Abu al-Hassan al-Muhaijir killed in October’s second operation this very same Most Wanted of American citizens who reportedly went by the name Abu Hassan al-Muhaijir?
Podcast: Looking Inside The Battle Against ISIS In Iraq And Syria
Journalist Mike Giglio joins the Federalist Radio Hour to discuss his new book on the rise and fall of the ISIS caliphate in the Middle East.
Obama Was Wrong To Get Us Into Syria, And Trump Is Wrong To Keep Us There
Remaining actively engaged militarily in the Middle East only deepens our strategic failure and extends the forever war that Trump has repeatedly criticized.
How Our Endless Wars Are Helping Bankrupt American Taxpayers
As long as the Pentagon is a sacred cow, the United States will never balance its budget. If our military stops being the world police, it can have all the ships and planes it needs to keep us and the troops safe.
CNN’s Joan Walsh Tweets She’s ‘Shocked’ Trump Did Not Sexually Assault Hero Dog
CNN’s Joan Walsh, started a bizarre Twitter thread with unfounded critqiues of Trump’s White House event with the hero dog that took down an ISIS leader.
Radio: The Twisted Media Reaction To Trump’s Successful Killing Of Top Terrorist
On this segment of “The Fray” on SiriusXM with Ben Domenech and Emily Jashinksy, our hosts discuss why legacy media was freaking out over this win for the Trump administration.
Trump Was Right To Keep The Baghdadi Raid Secret From Schiff
Rep. Adam Schiff has spent the vast majority of Trump’s presidency peddling unfounded (and debunked) conspiracy theories and ‘leaking’ false information to countless media outlets
Washington Post Columnist: Blowing Up Three Children With A Suicide Vest Proves Baghdadi Wasn’t A Coward
Risking and taking the lives of three, innocent children is cowardly. Washington Post columnist Max Boot is arguing otherwise.