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The terror threat in the United States is back in the conversation. A GWOT veteran offers practical advice on staying alert without living in fear.

Washington says airstrikes are crushing Iran’s ability to retaliate, but with American troops already wounded and Tehran shifting toward a war of endurance that stretches from missile arsenals to the Strait of Hormuz, the conflict may be entering its most dangerous phase.

America now resembles the corrupt regimes I spent years observing abroad, where power, money, and loyalty to a single leader have replaced law, accountability, and the democratic balance the Framers intended.

The Rhodesian Bush War reveals an uncomfortable truth about Western democracy, that lofty language about majority rule and human rights often collides with cold geopolitical calculations, leaving smaller nations and their people to absorb the consequences of decisions made far beyond their borders.

Missile defense may look like a story about interceptors and launchers, but the real fight is over the radars that let those weapons see the threat in the first place.

Air power alone cannot secure victory in Iran, because war is ultimately decided by political realities, regional dynamics, and the human consequences that follow every bomb dropped.

The rise of Mojtaba Khamenei reflects a shift inside the Islamic Republic from clerical authority to security rule. His leadership may strengthen Iran’s hardline institutions while narrowing any remaining path toward diplomacy.

As the Pentagon quietly investigates whether a U.S. strike hit a school in Iran, the White House refuses to rule out a military draft while NATO air defenses shoot down a ballistic missile over Turkey, a snapshot of a widening war whose edges are now touching both Washington politics and the alliance’s front line.

Dubai sells the dream of tax-free paradise, but scratch the chrome and you find a fragile desert machine where one power failure, one regional flare-up, or one run-in with the wrong official can turn that glittering skyline into a very hot, very expensive trap.

A Domino’s franchise owner accidentally discovered that late-night pizza orders to the Pentagon predict military operations, and 40 years later, a publicly available pizza tracker is calling airstrikes before the news breaks — which means our adversaries can too.

Air power can devastate an enemy’s infrastructure and military capacity, but history shows that without ground forces and sustained political strategy, it rarely delivers the decisive strategic victory nations seek.

Major Nicholas Dockery fought through a brutal Taliban ambush in Afghanistan in 2012, shielding wounded soldiers, killing enemy fighters, and calling in helicopter gunships, actions now recognized with a long-awaited upgrade from the Silver Star to the Medal of Honor.