The military was highly politicized during the Vietnam War, and our troops were the worse for it. Instead of learning the hard lessons taught by the mistakes of the 1960s and early 70s, our military has undergone another wave of
A former U.S. Marine who served in Iraq and Afghanistan has been chained to a bed in a Mexican prison since August. Jon Hammar faces up to 12 years in a Mexican jail on what may be a trumped-up charge
With U.S. troops out of Iraq and soon to leave Afghanistan, plans for re-focusing our military are already shifting to other areas — specifically, the Pacific. Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, head of U.S. Pacific Command, said the new focus
Cheney: It’s a very very dangerous part of the world.. and when I hear that our President uh got Bin Laden, problem solved. Uh that Al Queda is toast, that they are significantly diminished and that we can pivot now
During comments at the 2012 Herman Khan Award Dinner in New York last night, former VP Dick Cheney criticized Obama’s Middle East policy and what he perceives as the projection of U.S. weakness instead of U.S. strength. Cheney said the
KABUL: Despite living much of their lives behind a veil, some Afghan women are feeling pressure to conform to ideals of female beauty and are lining up for cosmetic surgery at a handful of clinics in Kabul. A few years
NBC News- KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan President Hamid Karzai sharply criticized the United States in an exclusive interview with NBC News on Thursday, blaming American and NATO forces for some of the growing insecurity in his country. The Taliban are
A Houston Police Department counselor named Paul Schroeder, who was hired to use his post-combat experience in Iraq and Afghanistan to help returning soldiers adapt to civilian life again, has been sentenced to 30 days in federal prison for “altering
AP TEHRAN, Iran – Iran claimed Tuesday it had captured a U.S. drone after it entered Iranian airspace over the Persian Gulf- even showing an image of a purportedly downed craft on state TV – but the U.S. Navy said
Reuters: Suicide attackers detonated bombs and fired rockets outside a major U.S. base in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing five people in a brazen operation that highlighted the country’s security challenges ahead of the 2014 NATO combat troop pullout. Local police
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 2 (UPI) —Three Afghan soldiers and two civilians were killed Sunday when Taliban suicide bombers attacked a military base in eastern Afghanistan, the military said. NATO’s International Security Assistance Force said Forward Operating Base Fenty in Nangarhar
Greg Pollowitz at NRO’s terrific Media Blog caught this: If the editors truly believe this, then Afghanistan was lost in 2002 — when Bush started making his case to the international community to take action against Iraq if they did
Contrary to the claims of Hamas that it achieved great victory in its battle with Israel in Gaza, a former commander of UK forces in Afghanistan who also worked in the British Prime Minister’s office says it was precisely the
MARK SHIELDS: As for Chris Christie, I mean, I’m the last person in the world who should tell him he should join a gym, but watching him get out of an SUV is like watching the Russians get out of
The Army uses the term “BLUF” – bottom line up front. The BLUF on Jake Tapper’s new book on Afghanistan, The Outpost, is that you need to read it. If you are a civilian, you need to do so
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KTLA) — Four men with ties to Southern California have been charged with plotting to join Al Qaeda and the Taliban in order to kill Americans overseas. The suspects have been identified as Sohiel Omar Kabir, 34, of
KABUL, Afghanistan, Nov. 19 (UPI) — Film star Daniel Craig toured Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and watched his latest James Bond caper “Skyfall” with 800 British soldiers, officials said. The Khaama Press reported Craig made the surprise visit to the
North Africa is quickly turning into something we’ve seen before — a haven for terror groups and perhaps even the next ground zero in the War on Terror. The groundwork for this disaster began to be laid in 2006, when
After the all the laughter the Taliban has had at Obama’s expense over the past four years, reports indicate they are now getting a kick out of General David Petraeus’ affair with his biographer, Paula Broadwell. It was only days
Below is an excerpt from ABC News Senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper’s just-released, “The Outpost: An Untold Story of American Valor,” one of those harrowing, inspiring war stories so fantastic, it can only be true. Early one morning in October of
Spring 2006 Lieutenant General David Petraeus meets a graduate student named Paula Broadwell when he speaks at Harvard University. Petraeus allegedly slips her his card and tells her to contact him if she needs any help in her work on
White House spokesman Jay Carney defended General John Allen, the American commander in Afghanistan, in spite of recent revelations that Allen had sent “thousands” of e-mails to a married mother of three in Tampa, Florida. Carney addressed the scandal involving
(AP) Pakistan frees Taliban prisoners for peace processBy MUNIR AHMEDAssociated PressISLAMABADPakistan freed several Taliban prisoners at the request of the Afghan government Wednesday, a move meant to facilitate the process of striking a peace deal with the militant group in
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta cautioned Wednesday against reaching early conclusions about the veracity of allegations against the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, Gen. John Allen, who is under investigation for what Pentagon officials have said may be “inappropriate” correspondence with
Breitbart News has learned that both former CIA chief David Petraeus and Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, wrote letters of support in a contentious custody battle involving Natalie Khawam, the twin sister of Jill Kelley. Kelley
