Two Hundred US Central Command Troops to Help Police the Gaza Truce

Two Hundred US Central Command Troops to Help Police the Gaza Truce

Two hundred American troops will sit at the edge of Gaza, acting like air traffic controllers for a fragile truce, keeping aid lanes open, logging every breach in real time, and pressing partners to fix problems before the rumor mill sparks fresh shooting.

Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: Iraqi Love Poem or Ode to my ‘Layla’

Col. (Ret) Nate Slate: Iraqi Love Poem or Ode to my ‘Layla’

Thousands of miles from home like sand in the wind, I moved through Iraq’s villages learning the hearts of its people as Majnun once wandered, yet the constant guiding me through rain and dust was my Leila, the radiant beacon calling me home.