North Korea postures for military action, Assad issues statement in their support

North Korea postures for military action, Assad issues statement in their support

In the minds of many, President Trump’s decision to use a Tomahawk missile strike against Assad’s Syrian regime last week was not only meant as a message to Assad about his use of chemical weapons, but as a message to all world leaders that the United States would take decisive action if provoked – and […]

That ‘crazy fat kid’ in North Korea is at it again

That ‘crazy fat kid’ in North Korea is at it again

The “crazy fat kid” as Senator John McCain calls him is at it again in North Korea.  The escalation in tensions on the Korean Peninsula comes right on the heels of the annual Foal Eagle exercise.  The exercise has been held once a year since the 1960’s and in part involves US and South Korean Special […]

U.S. Secretary of State arrives in Moscow intent on driving a wedge between Putin and Assad

U.S. Secretary of State arrives in Moscow intent on driving a wedge between Putin and Assad

U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson arrived in Moscow on Tuesday for what promises to be a difficult series of scheduled talks with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.  While tensions between the two nations have been high in recent years, a chemical weapons attack carried out against civilians last Tuesday led to dramatic military action […]

Read the official Russian response to Thursday’s missile strike in Syria

Read the official Russian response to Thursday’s missile strike in Syria

The United States launched a strike against the Syrian air base on Thursday that was believed to be tied to Tuesday’s chemical weapon attack that left dozens, including children dead.  Immediately following the strike, reports began to emerge of the United States providing Russian troops in the region an early warning, in order to prevent a […]

Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a ‘serious threat’

Japan PM Abe says he, Trump agree North Korea missile launch a ‘serious threat’

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Thursday that he and U.S. President Donald Trump agreed in a telephone call that North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch was “a dangerous provocation and a serious threat.” Abe also told reporters at his official residence that he was watching to see how China would respond to Pyongyang […]

NATO leader says Germany must increase military spending

NATO leader says Germany must increase military spending

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has joined calls for Germany to spend more money on its military. Stoltenberg insists the move is not to “make the U.S. happy,” but because “Europe is much closer to the crises and threats than the U.S., closer to Russia, closer to Syria and Iraq.” Diplomatic tensions between the United States […]

Haley: U.S. policy in Syria no longer focused on removing Assad

Haley: U.S. policy in Syria no longer focused on removing Assad

The United States no longer believes removing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be a foreign policy priority, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Thursday. The official policy under the Obama administration calling for Assad to step down started in the earliest stages of the Syrian Civil War as it began in 2011. […]

Why the Hearing Protection Act won’t pass

Why the Hearing Protection Act won’t pass

As 2017 started and the newly elected President of the United States Donald Trump began to make the public relations rounds to newspapers and television conglomerates one suggested piece of legislation above all others made gun owners smile with sheer joy. The proposed legislation was the House Resolution Number 367 of the 115th Congress of […]

SECDEF James Mattis weighs in on the need for Trump’s defense spending hike

SECDEF James Mattis weighs in on the need for Trump’s defense spending hike

Secretary of Defense James Mattis appeared before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on Wednesday to emphasize the importance of President Trump’s proposed $30 billion defense spending increase for fiscal year 2017.  Defense Secretary Mattis was joined for the hearing by Marine Corps General and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Joe Dunford. Mattis […]