by Andrew Moran | Oct 1, 2021 | Articles, International, Opinion
Coalition forces spent two decades in Afghanistan, building a nation from rubble after conquering the Taliban. The United States, facing trillions of dollars in debt, allocated $2 trillion to the Middle Eastern country, deficit-financed money that was consumed to...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 30, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
It’s uncommon in the collegial arena of executive branch relations for a public blame-fest to break out. But that’s what Fox News suggested happened at the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) hearing. Though Liberty Nation has been at the forefront,...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 30, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Over two days, lawmakers on the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) got to hear what went wrong in Afghanistan. Since the whole world watched a first-class U.S. foreign policy debacle take place as the Americans scrambled to get out of Kabul, how would the Defense...
by Mark Angelides | Sep 29, 2021 | Articles, Biden Administration, Good Reads, Opinion
In a September 28 hearing, the Senate Armed Services Committee faced off against top military officials regarding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin, General Mark Milley, and General Frank McKenzie did all they could to protect...
by Dave Patterson | Sep 27, 2021 | Articles, Good Reads, International, Opinion
Conquering and holding are a lot less complicated than governing. The media has been full of the Biden administration blunders that ensured the U.S. military would have an ignominious retreat leaving Kabul. We know that the decision by Commander General Frank McKenzie...