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Warfare has been a central element of human history, evolving through distinct stages from the chaotic early battles of primitive societies to the highly sophisticated, multi-dimensional conflicts of today.
LEDE: Can the feds be trusted on the New Orleans attack? After their behavior the last few years, no. The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, “I’m from the government and I’m here to help.” President Ronald Reagan Like countless people, I was shocked and horrified by the terrorist attack in the …
Standing tall at 12 feet and weighing in at a hefty 9,000 pounds, the T-wall is the NFL lineman of physical security barriers
Ah, the Iraq War. Remember those good old days of “shock and awe,” when the U.S. military, with all its firepower and infinite budget, decided to spice things up with a deck of cards?
The Ukraine war is supposedly about freedom, democracy, and the heroic struggle against tyranny—or so our government would have us believe.
As Lord Eddard Stark said in Game of Thrones, “Winter is coming.” Winter across the forests and steppes of Ukraine is bitterly cold and brutal. Our good friends at The Washington Post have spent the last 1,437 days being wholly supportive of President Joe Biden and every move he has ever made, so when they …
NATO: A lean, mean defense alliance, it stood as the West’s bulwark against Soviet expansion during the Cold War.
Christmas 2010 at Camp Victory in Baghdad wasn’t a celebration of peace or goodwill—it was a bitter reminder of betrayal.
On Christmas night in 2010, in Iraq our base came under heavy attack from insurgents who launched 92 rockets, reportedly of Iranian origin dating back to the 1970s.
While pictures out of Syria show people celebrating the removal of Assad, I’ll provide some key points about the factions, possible strategic consequences, and a few words of caution.
There was a no-win question asked on the fourth-grade playground at Mt Sterling Elementary School when I attended, back in the days of quill pens and inkwells: If you were up to your neck in [insert vulgar term for feces here], and someone threw a bucket of [insert slang term for urine here] at your …
King Leonidas of Sparta, born around 540 BC, became one of the most legendary figures in Greek history through his leadership at the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC.
Unlike Trump, Neocons are like petulant little children playing with matches, holding the flames up to a fuse attached to a nuclear weapon.
As regional tensions continue to escalate in the Middle East, particularly with the ongoing conflict between Israel and its neighboring territories, the geopolitical landscape could shift in ways that elevate the role of countries like Pakistan.
When comparing the average intelligence of soldiers in the U.S., Russian, and Chinese militaries, it’s important to note that intelligence is not easily reduced to a single metric.
“How can we teach our children that violence cannot always solve their problems when our government always turns to violence to solve its problems.” Anonymous
Sometimes there are little things hidden inside of more sensationalized stories. Though we haven’t seen as much about this recently — our American credentialed media were fixated on the election, and Israel’s war against the Palestinians — meaning that the Russo-Ukrainian War has somewhat faded into the background. Stories about foreign soldiers who traveled to …
Neocons love violence and killing of all types. Whether it’s abortion or allowing miscreants to roam at will to commit mayhem, nearly all Neocons love it
In the movie Wargames, the computer which replaced humans in decision-taking for nuclear attacks, War Operation Plan Response, or WOPR, runs a bunch of simulations in the end and finally says, “An interesting game. The only winning move is not to play.”
John Bolton needs to watch that movie.
Afghanistan was such a disaster not only due to the preventable loss of thirteen brave Americans at the Abbey Gate but also because of the message of weakness heard around the world.