Tonight’s debate among the Republican presidential contenders, co-hosted by the Heritage Foundation, the American Enterprise Institute, and CNN, will feature the candidates’ views on foreign policy. [youtube SfMKdMKzM0Y] By now, Republican voters are used to the clash between the hawkish
Today, I have copied and pasted two news items, both dealing with the same costly U.S. intelligence failures in the Mideast. Read both. Each is a companion piece to the other. To my mind, they attest to the sophistication of
An “al-Qaida sympathizer” who plotted to bomb police and post offices in New York City as well as U.S. troops returning home has been arrested on numerous terrorism-related charges, city officials said Sunday. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced at a news
President Barack Obama is working hard to shore up his liberal political base, but military voters may be less likely to lend support for his re-election. According to the 2011 Military Times Poll of active-duty subscribers, confidence in the overall
Dr. Michael Mandelbaum, professor at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies, joins Frank in order to speak on his book “The Frugal Superpower” over whether it is possible for a superpower to be frugal. Americans who are getting
Camouflage is a combat imperative. Instruction in the use of camouflage begins in basic training. The Red Cross on the bright white background is meant to break up camouflage and to be seen. While there might seem little chance in
Today on Secure Freedom Radio: What can all Americans do to thank veterans for their service to our country? Representative for California’s 52nd district and the first Marine combat veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to be elected
Forward Operating Base Pasab is in the upper left corner of this image. It’s the little rectangle looking area bristling with machineguns. Well, you can’t see the machineguns in this picture, but they are there. One time I walked by
This morning, I emailed to the office of Congressman Mike Pompeo asking for a phone conversation. His office informed me that the Army will appear before Congress to address the MEDEVAC failure in Afghanistan. [vimeo 31609732 nolink] The email follows:
It’s amazing how many lights can be seen on a dark night. Especially if you are with the US military. Different-colored lights are useful for differing purposes. The color you use can depend on your job. For medics, blue light
[youtube mNhVsXrqi10] Senator Joe Lieberman (I-CT) visited Heritage this week to give the annual B.C. Lee lecture, focusing on the importance of American leadership in the Asia-Pacific region. After his speech, he sat down for a wide-ranging interview. In addition
Pale Riders’ Tents 03 November 2011 Few people realize that Task Force Spartan is in what is probably the toughest fighting in Afghanistan. Many of the Soldiers might not even realize it because they are so busy. Within Task Force
From the Associated Press: NEW YORK — Thousands of U.S. military veterans are heeding the rallying cry of Occupy Wall Street, saying corporate contractors in Iraq made big money while the troops defending them came home — and can’t make
It’s part of a bigger trend, with US forces set to leave Iraq and Afghanistan. The new Kyrgyz President-elect Almazbek Atambayev now wants a US airbase shut by 2014. The base at Manas is a critical logistics hub for US
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Universal fury at George Papandreou for referendum call * Papandreou’s government in Greece may be near collapse * ‘Sighs of relief have been replaced with cries of horror!’ * Foreign central banks are
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled a trip to London and Turkey for international conferences on cyber security and Afghanistan because of her mother’s illness.
World politics is a peculiar game. It often leaves countries with strange bedfellows. That is exactly what is playing out between the US and Pakistan. As the US prepares to lighten its footprint in Afghanistan, it is turning to its
Harry Crocker (disclosure: a book editor with whom I have worked, and a friend) has a new book out on the British Empire. No, it’s not an attack on our cousins across the pond. It’s a defense of the British
The Minnesota chapter of a national civil liberties legal group is going to court to fight for the property rights of a Winona man who’s got other battles on his hands: He’s currently serving as a U.S. advisor in war-torn
More evidence to reinforce the view that Obama is facilitating the systematic Islamization of the Middle East. And yet another Obama foreign policy debacle the Republican candidates should be homing in on now. After all, if one of them becomes
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Pakistan threatens to sue BBC over documentary on helping Taliban * Taliban essentially confirm support from high Pakistan officials * Pakistan: American drone attacks are war crimes * U.N. Security Council ends mandate
From the Associated Press: SAN DIEGO — A soldier who was killed in a bomb explosion last week in Afghanistan was on his 14th combat deployment — including four tours in Iraq and 10 in Afghanistan — making him the
From Germany’s English-language paper The Local: “The total number of military personnel will be reduced from more than 200,000 to 185,000, of which between 5,000 and 15,000 will be short-term voluntary recruits. Civilian staff numbers will be slashed from 76,000
For well over two years now I and others, have been questioning the wisdom of conducting a Counter Insurgency effort in the center of an ideologically monolithic society. The problem with COIN is that it assumes a much flatter playing
To Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and President Barack Obama: For the last seven years I have written about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. I have covered the US Army, Marines, Air Force and Navy. I’ve also covered the
