Dave Patterson, Author at Liberty Nation

Dave Patterson Articles 62

Dave Patterson is a retired US Air Force pilot and the former Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Comptroller. In addition to Liberty Nation, his articles have also appeared in The Federalist.

While You Were Sleeping: Myanmar’s Government Arrested in Coup

By: Dave Patterson February 03, 2021Articles, World

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After Myanmar’s November 2020 elections, when the National League for Demo... Read more

Ending a War by Starting the Nuclear Age: Was the Bomb Necessary?

By: Dave Patterson August 08, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues, World

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Was it vital to defeating Japan and ending World War II in the Pacific to use th... Read more

Mysterious Explosions Across Iran: Some Accuse US and Israel

By: Dave Patterson July 18, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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There has been no lack of tension between the U.S. and Iran recently. President... Read more

Tensions Rise as China Closes Much of the South China Sea

By: Dave Patterson July 05, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues, World

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China is relentless in threatening the South China Sea region. In yet another at... Read more

Nuclear No Show: While the US and Russia Talk, China Walks

By: Dave Patterson June 27, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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In the latest round of talks between the U.S. and Russia on whether or not to ex... Read more

American Troops Leaving Germany? Not the End of the World

By: Dave Patterson June 22, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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President Trump has announced that he will reduce by 9,500 the number of America... Read more

Tensions Rise Between the Koreas After NK Blows up Liaison Office

By: Dave Patterson June 18, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues, World

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North Korea is on a rampage, committing war-like actions and lobbing verbal thre... Read more

Time for US Defense to Break the China Habit

By: Dave Patterson June 09, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Trade, World

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Weaning the U.S. defense industrial base from products critical to military equi... Read more

Russia Raises the Ante in Libya

By: Dave Patterson May 27, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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Mischief is afoot in Libya as Russia deploys high-performance jet fighters to su... Read more

China Continues to Increase Defense Spending

By: Dave Patterson May 23, 2020Articles, Intelligence, International, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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Consistent with China’s threatening behavior in the South China Sea and its broa... Read more

China Lets Coronavirus Spread, Then Tries to Steal the Cure?

By: Dave Patterson May 16, 2020Articles, Healthcare, Intelligence, Politics, Science, Social Issues, World

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Did China hope to steal the cure for the very pandemic they began? According to... Read more

Hey Beijing: The South China Sea Is Not Your Lake

By: Dave Patterson May 15, 2020Articles, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, World

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What is clearly an information war with China over the Wuhan Coronavirus pandemi... Read more