The United States Began To Fail Abroad 70 Years Ago In The Korean War
Korea is a thought-provoking conflict that should be studied in intimate detail by the U.S. military and foreign policy experts. Let’s learn from our failures.
Arming Taiwan Against China Is A Smarter Strategy Than Sending U.S. Troops
President Biden shouldn’t make empty promises. The strategy should be about bleeding China if they overstretch, rather than committing American lives to a potentially attritional war.
It’s Long Past Time To Get U.S. Troops All The Way Out Of Somalia
Al-Shabaab does not pose a threat to America that cannot be handled more effectively by our global intelligence networks and ability to strike direct threats to our country.
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.
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.
A Post-Trump Foreign Policy Should Keep America First. Here’s How
Whenever Trump leaves office, the GOP should flesh out elements of his agenda that went unfulfilled. Foremost among these should be foreign policy.
Defending Iraq Needs To Be Iraq’s Job, Not The United States’s
The Pentagon’s spokeswoman says the United States remains committed ‘to ensuring the enduring defeat of ISIS and supporting Iraq’s long-term security, stability, and prosperity.’ That is the job of the Iraqi military.
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.
Americans Don’t Hate Foreign Policy Experts, Just The Stupid Ones
A recent Foreign Affairs essay predictably gives the public a false binary choice, blames the current administration, and defends the foreign policy establishment.
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.
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.
In Wake Of Iran Strike, Congress Needs To Debate Overseas Deployments
After 18 years at war without debate in Congress about overseas U.S. troop deployments, President Trump’s decision to take out Qassem Soleimani catalyzed a national conversation.
Iran’s Attack On U.S. Bases Is A Face-Saving Gesture From The Ayatollahs
The length, scope, and operational duration of the attack suggests it is a targeted towards regime stability and an internal audience. Whether it leads to further escalation is a political call.
The Fundamental Question Is: Why Is America Still In The Middle East?
D.C.’s hysteria is dangerous. The strike wasn’t necessarily wrong, but the president must tread carefully. Too much of D.C. wants him not to.
Killing Soleimani Was The Right Move, And Shows Precisely Why It’s Time To Leave Iraq
That President Trump had to make this call, how, and the mortal danger to American assets it presents, illustrate exactly why U.S. forces should not spend a day longer in Iraq.
Trump’s Strike On Soleimani Is About America First, Not Reckless Interventionism
Now Iran knows America is unconstrained by politically correct rules of engagement, and no longer acting out of delusions about bribing a jihadist regime into peace.
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.
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.
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