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.
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.
3 Major Reforms NATO Needs To Keep From Collapsing
NATO is doing a relatively poor job, buttressed by a static decision-making process, a bureaucracy resistant to change, and unaccountable member states who are happy to cheap-ride and get away with it.
Why Haven’t We Heard A Peep From Islamic Powers About China Brutalizing 1 Million Muslims?
It’s unthinkable that any other great power would get away without any backlash from either Islamic powers, Islamic civil society, or jihadist groups. And that is one of the biggest puzzles in foreign policy worth probing.
Rep. Ilhan Omar Refuses To Vote For Bill Recognizing Armenian Genocide
Omar has stated she is an advocate of human rights. This self-identification seems incompatible with Tuesday’s vote.
The Real Reasons Why Legacy Media Are Freaking Out Over Trump’s Successful Baghdadi Mission
The successful strike against ISIS founder Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi complicated media and Democratic efforts to destroy Trump.
Here’s What ISIS Founder Al-Baghdadi’s Death Means For U.S. Policy
Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi’s death draws a curtain on an episode that was partly influenced by our bad choices, choices that started in 2011 at the start of the Arab Spring.
10 Questions To Ask About Trump’s Removal Of Troops From Syria
Trump’s critics appear to believe that backing a Marxist splinter group aligned with the anti-American, pro-Iranian axis in its war against a NATO ally is sound policy.
Sending 3,000 U.S. Troops To Saudi Arabia Is Not ‘Bringing Our Soldiers Back Home’
Trump was right to challenge the foreign policy status quo in Syria. He’s wrong to create a similar future problem by placing troops in Saudi Arabia.
ABC News Tries To Pass Off Video Of Kentucky Gun Range As ‘Slaughter In Syria’
A week after the announcement U.S. forces will move out of Northern Syria, ABC News aired footage it claimed shows ‘slaughter in Syria,’ which appears actually to be from a Kentucky gun range.
Why Trump Is Absolutely Right To Get U.S. Troops Out Of Syria
Moving American troops from Syria would be perhaps the most far-sighted thing Trump does as president, and would benefit the United States in the years to come.
‘Morning Joe’ Attacks Trump For Honoring Fallen Troops In Dover
On “Morning Joe,” an MSBNC guest attacked Trump for discussing his visits to the Dover Air Force Base, the location where fallen soldiers return home.
The Syria Crisis Highlights Precisely What’s Wrong With U.S. Foreign Policy
The affair highlights the challenges facing an aging alliance that was built for a different strategic context, and the inadequacy of old foreign policy structures for a new world.
Trump Gave Turkey A Choice on Syria: Cooperate With the U.S. Productively Or Risk Catastrophe
The brewing conflict along the Syrian-Turkish border, which reentered the news cycle this week as Turkish President Recep Erdoğan threatened to invade Syria, is rooted in Obama policies that were always destined to erupt in chaos.
Virginia Judge Acquits Michael Flynn Business Partner, With Implications For Flynn’s Case
‘This was another case without a crime—brought by prosecutors who were willing to criminalize innocent behavior in furtherance of their own agenda,’ says Sidney Powell.
Turkey Is A Case Study In What’s Wrong With NATO
Will you send your son or daughter to die for autocratic Turkey? Then why is the United States committed to defending this nation if any other country attacks it?
Here’s Your Guide To The Latest Wild Developments With Michael Flynn
In the escalating dispute between government attorneys and former Trump national security advisor Michael Flynn’s new lawyer, the latter has the better argument.
When The American Empire Doesn’t Strike Back
Controversial and often prescient French writer Bernard-Henri Levy’s latest book, ‘The Empire and the Five Kings,’ calls on America to do a better job engaging the world and defending it from encroaching autocratic powers such Iran, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Russia, and China.
Turkey Is NATO’s Biggest Problem, Not Trump
In no conceivable universe can one claim to be on behalf of liberal democracies while justifying an alliance with Turkey.
The Democrats’ Anti-Semitism Problem Isn’t Going Away
Though it’s tough for progressives to understand, Americans still prefer Israel over Hamas and PLO for reasons other than money.
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