Hegseth HONORS fallen Abbey Gate service members
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth upgraded the valor awards for U.S. service members who served at Abbey Gate.
Afghanistan
Chaos at the Gates August 21, 2026: Five Years After The Collapse Of Afghanistan
Five years ago, the world watched one of the most devastating foreign policy failures in modern American history unfold in real time. The fall of Kabul in August 2021 was not merely the end of America’s longest war. It was a collapse of credibility, an abandonment of allies, and the start of a dangerous new era in global geopolitics.
The Great Pentagon Camouflage War
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.
The $200 Drone That Scared an Entire Afghan Valley
Every once in a while, the most effective piece of military technology on the battlefield isn’t some billion-dollar weapons system. Sometimes it’s a $200 hobby airplane ordered off Amazon by a bored cavalry officer with an idea.
What Did We Achieve?
We will never see true democracy or Western civilization in the Muslim Middle East, and we should not be naïve enough to waste our money and our blood on trying to push it. Iraq and Afghanistan are abject lessons in this.
Why we FAILED in Iraq and Afghanistan: Lessons from Military Principles
The U.S. military engagements in Iraq and Afghanistan have been defining chapters in contemporary history, marked by intricate challenges and shifting goals.
Biden Will Be Running on His Record This Time
The Biden 2024 candidate has a disadvantage that the Biden 2020 candidate didn’t have – a record of executive leadership.
Joe Biden Threatens Americans – Again
Having learned nothing from Martin Luther King Jr., Joe Biden commemorated MLK day by threatening his fellow citizens.
Rare-Earths; Reason For Our Long Stay in Afghanistan
The mastermind behind the 911 attacks was dead, avenging the horrific loss of 2,977 American lives lost on 911. That would be the cue for the US to pull up tent pegs in Afghanistan. Or was it? $3 Trillion? Wait? When did we know about these rare-earths?
Biden Laughed Just a Little Too Hard at Noah’s Jokes; Will Make for Some Pretty Brutal Midterm Ads
President Joe Biden may have laughed just a little too hard at comedian Trevor Noah’s inflation joke at Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, D.C. “Ever since you’ve come into office, things are really looking up,” joked the “Comedy Central” host, “Gas is up, rent is up, food is up! Everything!” Is an …
Thoughts on Ukraine Part 10: Why do the People Fight or Not Fight?
As experience in Vietnam, Afghanistan, and Iraq show, if we do not do a rigorous assessment before an intervention and do not continue to do it throughout the intervention, a nation can bleed itself badly. Perhaps the key screening questions are will the people support the intervention and will they fight?