SOFREP Poll results show military’s choice is Trump on election day

SOFREP Poll results show military’s choice is Trump on election day

The results of the second SOFREP poll for this presidential election are in, and our military audience will be voting for Donald Trump. Unlike our first poll between only Hillary and Trump, we added all of the third party candidates to this poll. Out of 1968 military veterans and those currently serving, 1537 indicated they would […]

Putin says U.S. hysteria over Russia is an election ploy

Putin says U.S. hysteria over Russia is an election ploy

Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that American politicians were whipping up hysteria about a mythical Russian threat in the U.S. presidential campaign as a ploy to distract voters from their own failings. Putin, addressing an audience of foreign policy experts gathered in southern Russia, said he found it hard to believe that anyone […]

Policy prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on defense

Policy prescriptions: Trump and Clinton on defense

Donald Trump calls the U.S. military “depleted.” It urgently needs more planes, ships, troops and nuclear weapons, he says, to ensure American predominance in the world. Hillary Clinton has a much different view of the defense and military challenges facing the next president. Her prescriptions are largely echoes of the Obama administration. She begins with […]

America, we survived the last and final presidential debate

America, we survived the last and final presidential debate

We have made it through three unique and often times crazy debates. Some people may have been on the fence until watching the debates while others have known who they will vote for since the beginning of the election cycle. If you are still undecided or can’t get enough of politics, check out these SOFREP […]

Did Hillary leak classified nuke secrets at the debate?

Did Hillary leak classified nuke secrets at the debate?

Like many Americans, I was taken slightly aback when Hillary Clinton mentioned that it takes four minutes from the time the President decides to launch nuclear weapons to the time that the missiles fire from their silos and submarines in a war that is thankfully hypothetical at this time.  Information surrounding America’s nuclear warfare capabilities are […]

The dirty little secret that no one wanted to mention at the debates

The dirty little secret that no one wanted to mention at the debates

Republicans have an incentive to avoid a conversation about our multiple wars because the GOP finds it more politically advantageous to portray Barack Obama as a feckless commander in chief who has made the country less safe through grandiloquent displays of spinelessness. To put our wars on the table for discussion and debate would expose […]

Final Presidential Debate was worth watching

Final Presidential Debate was worth watching

The debate last night between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was entertaining for sure. But, it also contained a fair amount of substance. They debated issues, and they dove right in. Trump seemed surprisingly tame and not unhinged, and Hillary Clinton tried not to engage him. The debate had some good parts, as well as […]

Final Presidential Debate: We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

Final Presidential Debate: We’re gonna need a bigger boat.

Trump shark is going to be out for blood. He’ll be at the debate to besmirch Hillary Clinton and to chew bubble gum. Trump doesn’t chew bubble gum at debates. I don’t even know what to expect from the debate this evening. I’m not sure if given the opportunity to read the script before hand […]

Donald Trump equates his life to war when discussing war

Donald Trump equates his life to war when discussing war

It’s difficult to serve in the military – feel a deep sense of community and meaning in your life then get out and discover no one cares. Trump has and does make flippant remarks that are borderline insulting and ignorant about service members. This bothered me – and still does. I understand what he meant […]

Trump is wrong about Mosul, Iraq

Trump is wrong about Mosul, Iraq

In recent debates and speeches Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has remarked that the United States government is using poor strategy by announcing the coalition effort to re-take Mosul from ISIS in Northern Iraq. “Why can’t they do it quietly?  Why can’t they make it a sneak attack?  And after the attack is made, inform the […]

Trump fooled by Russian disinformation operation

Trump fooled by Russian disinformation operation

This is not funny. It is terrifying. The Russians engage in a sloppy disinformation effort and, before the day is out, the Republican nominee for president is standing on a stage reciting the manufactured story as truth. How did this happen? Who in the Trump campaign was feeding him falsehoods straight from the Kremlin? (The […]

Second debate turns ugly and policy made an appearance

Second debate turns ugly and policy made an appearance

The second debate is over, and it was like staring at the sun. That debate was ugly. There’s too much to say. I’m not sure where to begin. Overall, it was entertaining. The opening speeches were OK, not great, almost eerily tame. They both knew this was going to turn into a geriatric boxing match. […]