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Why Are We Still in Afghanistan? Nov. 29, 2018
The old peacenik slogan was, "What if they gave a war and nobody came?" Today, the question is, "Wha... Read More
Mass Migration: Mortal Threat to Red State America Nov. 02, 2018
Among the reasons Donald Trump is president is that his natural political instincts are superior to ... Read More
'Support the Troops' Should Include Financial Protection Aug. 29, 2018
Paying verbal homage to America's military service members is the easiest thing in the world for pol... Read More
But What About Our Troops? Jul. 09, 2018
"If beans is what we got, beans is what we eat." That's something my mother used to say. The saying ... Read More
Sending Troops to the Border Is Harmful Apr. 06, 2018
They are women and children, workers in straw hats, a few elderly, carrying their scant belongings i... Read More
Syrian Showdown: Trump vs. the Generals Apr. 06, 2018
With ISIS on the run in Syria, President Trump this week declared that he intends to make good on hi... Read More
Making an Afghan with No Pattern Aug. 28, 2017
One of my aunts and my grandmother both made beautiful afghans, those cozy, crocheted lap-warmers th... Read More
Trump's Palmerstonian Policy Aug. 25, 2017
President Donald Trump's Afghanistan speech Monday night was disciplined, measured and sometimes ver... Read More
Trump and the Forever War in Afghanistan Aug. 24, 2017
"One did not have to be a lunatic or a particularly despondent visionary to conceive quite seriously... Read More
U.S. Timeline for Afghanistan Lengthens Aug. 24, 2017
After a long review of America's disappointing military strategy in Afghanistan, President Trump ann... Read More
Is Trump's Agenda Being Eclipsed? Aug. 22, 2017
"I have not become the King's First Minister in order to preside over the liquidation of the British... Read More
Trump's Hard Choices in Afghanistan Mar. 02, 2017
It's generally foolish to look for clear thought and sincere intent in anything Donald Trump says. B... Read More
Paris a 'Sickening Setback' for Obama Nov. 17, 2015
"Why can't we take out these bastards?" CNN's Jim Acosta bluntly asked President Obama at a Monday p... Read More
Putin Will Find Appearances Can Deceive Oct. 15, 2015
It's now a tenet of conventional wisdom that our policy in Syria is an embarrassment as well as a fl... Read More
Unnecessary Loss of Life Sep. 30, 2015
War is nasty, brutal and costly. In our latest wars, many of the casualties suffered by American tro... Read More
Let Obama and Frieden Do Their Jobs Oct. 17, 2014
If the prospect of hanging concentrates the mind, then even the possibility of infection with Ebola ... Read More
If Baghdad Falls Jul. 09, 2014
The lesson of Vietnam is that we refuse to learn any lessons from Vietnam. Even to dare mention the ... Read More
A Bitter After-taste Jun. 17, 2014
The news from Iraq that Islamic terrorists have now taken over cities that American troops liberated... Read More
Now Unilateralism Doesn't Look So Bad Jun. 17, 2014
When Barack Obama became the Democratic presidential front-runner in 2008, Europeans went gaga. An e... Read More
Does Obama Care About the Troops? May. 28, 2014
On the day before Memorial Day, President Barack Obama secretly flew into Afghanistan for a surprise... Read More
