Warfare

Trump Shouldn’t Rush Iran Strategy: Rep. Issa

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Republican Congressman Darrell Issa of California reacts to President Trump’s threats against Oman, saying the President’s comments should be taken “in context.” Issa describes the confrontation with Iran as a 47-year problem and says Trump shouldn’t feel pressured to resolve it on a political timeline, arguing that appearing to be in a hurry would play into Iran’s hands. He also discusses conditions aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln as the USS George Washington makes its way to the region to relieve the carrier. He speaks with Kailey Leinz and Joe Mathieu on the late edition of Bloomberg’s “Balance of Power.”

Weather the Storm

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This past week our little town got hit by a storm cell that was tornado-like in all but name and dark funnel. It was our hardest hit since the storm of the century, Hurricane Isabel, in 2003. This one was all wind, not water. Living on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay we’re used to getting both. A no name Nor-easter will flood with inches of past records. We weather them all. We weather whatever the storm.

The storms of nature and man will always confront us.

WAR OF WORDS: Iran FIRES BACK at Trump’s Hormuz statement

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Fox News correspondent Alex Hogan reports on President Donald Trump’s latest maneuvering on Iran, as well as his domestic crime crackdown on ‘Fox Report.’ #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #foxreport #donaldtrump #trump #alexhogan #hogan #iran #tehran #straitofhormuz #hormuz #middleeast #usiran #iranconflict #geopolitics #foreignpolicy #military #defense #nationalsecurity #crime #crimenews #crimestory #criminal #police …

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Pompeo: These are FOOLISH statements…

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Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States has what it needs for a strategic victory in Iran on ‘Life, Liberty & Levin.’ #fox #foxnews #media #breakingnews #us #usa #new #news #breaking #lifelibertylevin #mikepompeo #pompeo #iran #middleeast #geopolitics #foreignpolicy #nationalsecurity #military #strategy #politics #political #politicalnews #government #defense Don’t just watch Fox News—be part …

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The Evergreen Tree: When a Pine Became a Warning Label for Tyrants

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Long before Americans argued about flags on social media, our ancestors managed to make a tree politically dangerous. Britain reserved many of New England’s great white pines for the Royal Navy—even trees growing on colonial lands—marking them with the King’s Broad Arrow. The pine became a symbol of something much bigger: ownership, natural rights, independence, and the stubborn belief that free citizens had both the right and responsibility to defend their country. That’s why an evergreen ended up beneath the words “AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN.”

Before GPS, CAD, and LiDAR: The Guys With Chains Who Built Geometry Into the Earth

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Before GPS, CAD, drones, and LiDAR, American military engineers were laying out massive forts with astonishing geometric precision using little more than chains, optical instruments, pencils, and a serious command of mathematics. Fort Wayne’s remarkable symmetry raises an irresistible question: brilliant engineering—or something more mysterious? From star-fort battlefield geometry to Freemasonry’s famous obsession with the square and compass, we separate the fascinating history from the conspiracy theories. The conclusion may be even more humbling: the old guys were really freaking good at math.

The Great Pentagon Camouflage War

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The Great Pentagon Camouflage War may go down as one of the finest examples of what happens when bureaucracy collides head-on with the laws of physics. For thousands of years, armies understood a simple concept: if you’re fighting in the desert, wear desert colors. If you’re fighting in the woods, wear woodland colors. Then someone decided we could outsmart Mother Nature with a “Universal Camouflage Pattern” that would supposedly work everywhere. It turned out to work spectacularly well… provided the enemy attacked in a gravel pit. Afghanistan quickly exposed the fantasy, and after years of testing, billions in replacement equipment, and enough PowerPoint slides to camouflage the Pentagon itself, the Army arrived at the shocking scientific discovery that brown and green actually blend into brown and green. Sometimes the most expensive lesson in military history is learning that physics doesn’t salute generals.

Buckle Up, Buttercup

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We love to celebrate the Greatest Generation—but would we recognize the world that forged them? As global tensions rise and America’s factories quietly prepare for contingencies once thought impossible, one question looms: if Detroit ever trades pickup trucks for artillery shells again, are we ready for what comes next? Buckle up, buttercup. History has a habit of collecting unpaid debts.

Smedley Butler Was Early. Eisenhower Confirmed It. Ukraine and Iran Are Proving It.

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In 1935, Smedley Butler warned that “War is a racket.” Twenty-six years later, President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned Americans about the growing power of the military-industrial complex. Nearly a century later, their warnings deserve another look. As America replenishes stockpiles from Ukraine and Iran while asking Ford and other manufacturers to help produce more weapons, one uncomfortable question remains: when every missile launched becomes another billion-dollar contract, who is really winning? Soldiers still pay in blood. Taxpayers still pay the bill. But someone always profits.

The Day the Military Stopped Believing in Marksmanship

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In 1956, the Army created the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. In 1958, General Curtis LeMay established the Air Force Marksmanship School and pushed competitive shooting across the service because America’s military leaders believed one simple truth: a warrior should master his weapon. Today, many of the skeet fields, rifle ranges, and MWR shooting facilities that once flourished on military bases have disappeared. We call it modernization. Previous generations might have called it forgetting the purpose of a military in the first place.

America’s Forgotten Copper Reserve: The Upper Peninsula’s Ancient Treasure

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For more than 6,000 years, the shores of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula have produced one of civilization’s most valuable resources. Long before Rome, before the Bronze Age reached its peak, and long before Europeans set foot in North America, Indigenous miners were extracting native copper from the Keweenaw Peninsula and Isle Royale. That same metal helped electrify America during the Industrial Revolution and today powers everything from smartphones and AI data centers to electric vehicles and military technology. The richest deposits may be gone, but the story isn’t over—Michigan’s remaining copper could prove to be one of America’s most important strategic resources for the next century.

BREAKING: US strikes Iran for seventh consecutive night, targeting military infrastructure

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Ret. U.S. Navy commander John ‘Fozzie’ Miller discusses U.S. Central Command’s seventh consecutive night of strikes targeting Iran’s military infrastructure and supply routes on ‘Kudlow.’

The World sees America is great again: Trump is crazy as a fox and as wily as the Road Runner.

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Destroying Iran’s military threat to the world bounced President Trump’s approval back to 49% in the latest Rasmussen Poll. That’s his maximum just as it was for Lincoln. While the media claims the world has turned against him, the fact is he and America are on the top of the world, looking down on creation.

SHOCKING: America EXITS Iraq after 23 years. Is the mission really over?

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Retired U.S. Navy SEAL Mike Sarraille discusses the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Iraq, the regional security outlook and whether Israel will heed President Donald Trump’s reported call to reduce its military presence in Syria and Lebanon on ‘Varney & Co.’ #foxbusiness #varneyandco