by Dave Patterson | Feb 6, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in the Middle East (Feb. 4-8) again, trip number five in four months. But what has he to show for it? As 2016 Republican presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina quipped about Secretary of State Clinton’s boast of traveling thousands of...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 19, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
For several weeks, the US has been trying to direct the Israel Defense Force’s (IDF) conflict with the murderous terror group Hamas. During a recent trip to the Middle East, Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited several Arab countries, including Saudi...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 11, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Diplomatic missions to the Middle East often face uncertainty – and Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s most recent jaunt was no exception. His past visits to Israel and its neighbors have resulted in unremarkable outcomes. Nonetheless, the US chief diplomat traveled...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 1, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and the Biden administration are not making Israel’s job of ridding the world of Hamas terrorists easy. When the Gaza-based terror group invaded southern Israel on the morning of October 7 – killing, raping, and taking hostages as...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 11, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Russia has pulled out of the nuclear test ban treaty, is well ahead of the United States in its nuclear modernization program, and has distanced itself from any responsible approach to regulating atomic weapons. In addition, on Nov. 7, the Kremlin withdrew from the...