by Andrew Moran | Aug 19, 2021 | Articles, Economic Affairs News, Opinion
It is bedlam in Kabul. After 20 years of the world’s strongest military apparatus being stationed in Afghanistan and rebuilding a war-torn land, the Taliban has retaken control of many parts of the Middle Eastern country. Now that the nation is back in the spotlight,...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 19, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration
Breaking reports indicate that President Biden’s State Department began the process of disbanding a bureau dedicated to helping Americans during crises abroad, just two months before the present situation in Afghanistan. The Contingency and Crisis Response...
by Leesa K. Donner | Aug 19, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
In the weeks and days leading up to the fall of Kabul, the Taliban were a very busy bunch of jihadists. They did not bother capturing people – the real mission was to get their hands on the guns; and seize them they did, in great numbers. Individual firearms, U.S....
by Dave Patterson | Aug 18, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The United States has been in armed combat frequently, more than any citizen would ever have wished, and U.S. military leadership has acquitted itself honorably in most cases. This cannot be said of the White House, Congress, and Pentagon decision-makers. In...
by Mark Angelides | Aug 18, 2021 | Articles, International
With thousands of Americans and Afghans attempting to flee the now Taliban-led country of Afghanistan, U.S. officials are urging all those who seek escape to make their way to the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul. But with obfuscated messaging via the Biden...