by Liberty Nation Authors | Apr 24, 2024 | Military Affairs, Opinion, The Conservative Five
On this episode of Liberty Nation’s Conservative 5: The panel discusses the developing situation in the Middle East after Iran attacked Israel with 170 attack drones, 30 cruise missiles, and 110 ballistic missiles, and asks the important questions about what this...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 21, 2024 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Two missiles launched by Houthi terrorists on Feb. 18 engaged a British-registered, Belize-flagged cargo ship carrying a highly explosive agricultural fertilizer product, and one seriously damaged the vessel. The attack happened near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. When it...
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...