President Biden Should Immediately Do an About-face on Afghanistan
As the Taliban are about to capture Afghanistan, President Biden has the chance to do the right thing and avoid the mistake Obama made in Iraq in 2011.
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Gaining Momentum, the Taliban Have Captured Four Regional Capitals in Four Days
Yet another district capital has fallen to the Taliban who are now making daily gains as the Afghan National Army is swept aside.
Battle of Belleau Wood: “Retreat Hell! We Just Got Here!”
Their heroic actions in the Battle of Belleau Wood laid the foundation for the Marines to be known as one of the most feared fighting forces on the planet.
Memorial Day Is Not a Celebration
Memorial Day is not a celebration nor an occasion to party. It’s a day to remember those who didn’t make it home.
Operational Memory: Why We Stayed in Afghanistan for 20 Years
Operational Memory is a deciding factor in war. Throughout its history, the U.S. has accumulated Operational Memory contrary to its rivals.
The Big Bluff: China Threatening Taiwan Is a Dead Giveaway
China is huffing and puffing threats about invading Taiwan. But the very fact that they’re rattling the saber shows how idle the threat is.
Op-Ed: Are Generals Mattis and Petraeus patriots or revolutionists?
The following Op-Ed was written by Fred Galvin (USMC retired). Generals Mattis and General Petraeus collaborated and published the U.S. Army’s Field Manual 3-24 on counterinsurgency operations (COIN) in 2006; it later became Joint Publication 3-24. The publication contained the lessons the generals learned from nearly 19 years of operations in Afghanistan and 16 years […]
US withdrawal from Afghanistan is getting complicated
Since the U.S. and Taliban leaders signed a peace deal on Feb 29, the world has been unraveling due to the spread of the Coronavirus. As a part of the deal, the U.S. agreed to decrease the number of troops in Afghanistan from 13,000 to 8,600 in the coming months and to have all troops […]
The unseen consequences of conflict and famine in Africa
As a result of nonstop famine and war that has plagued its lands for the past four decades, Africa is the poorest continent in the world. Most of the 30 poorest countries by GDP per capita are African. Stricken by poverty, disease, and war, it has failed to keep up politically and economically with the […]
Ukrainian forces under heavy assault from Russian-backed separatists
Russian backed separatists forced Ukrainian troops, from the 72nd Armoured Brigade based in Zolote, Luhansk region, to withdraw on February 18th, 2020. This has been the most intense engagement since the conflict broke out in 2014. This does not bode well for the ongoing peace negotiations. The Ukrainian TSN TV news service reported that not […]
Which countries would support the US in a war with Iran?
With Washington and Tehran nearing the brink of war, the rest of the world looks on nervously. But which U.S. allies would actively back the United States should a full-scale war break out? More supportive would most likely be some of the Gulf monarchies such as Saudi Arabia and Bahrain. Many of these countries house […]
All-star cast to compliment Vietnam war hero film ‘The Last Full Measure’
Director Todd Robinson’s latest movie, The Last Full Measure, is scheduled for theater release on January 24, 2020. It features a star cast that includes Sebastian Stan, Christopher Plummer, Samuel L. Jackson, William Hurt, Ed Harris, Peter Fonda, John Savage and Jeremy Irvine. Unlike any war genre film, The Last Full Measure focuses on the […]
