China is Eating America Alive

China is Eating America Alive

China is taking America for a ride, and we are completely in denial about it.  ISIS is amateur hour compared to what we face in East Asia.

Afghanistan: That Giant Sucking Sound

Afghanistan: That Giant Sucking Sound

Billions and billions of dollars have been dumped into Afghanistan in nearly 15 years of war, with very little to show for it.  Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires in more ways then one.

Iran Versus USA: Who Got Outfoxed?

Iran Versus USA: Who Got Outfoxed?

Perhaps it is wrong to see the recent Iran deal as a zero sum game in which one side bested the other, but one can still wonder what the post-career memoirs will look like from across both sides of the table…

ISIS, Afghanistan, & The New Islamic Emirate

ISIS, Afghanistan, & The New Islamic Emirate

The initial American occupation of Afghanistan yanked the reigns of formal control away from Taliban extremists in 2001; a group bent on governing the country with their own harsh version of Sharia law. The Taliban has never been out of the game entirely, and with significantly less US involvement in the region, the group is poised to re-establish […]

Flags Finally at Half Mast

Flags Finally at Half Mast

While many of the more virulent accusations against the Obama administration may be spurious, the fact that it took five days and plenty of public outcry to get the White House flags at half mast for the Marines and Corpsman lost in Chattanooga speaks volumes about the contempt that the administration really has for the […]

The Iranian Nuke Deal Celebration

The Iranian Nuke Deal Celebration

While some may assert that the Iranian nuke deal is an opportunity, it would be best not to forget that the terrorist organization with the highest American body-count prior to 9/11 was Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy.

Feel Safer in Combat

Feel Safer in Combat

In a war with no front lines, why do we keep acting like combat and the rear are different enough that those in the latter need not be armed?