by Dave Patterson | Jun 15, 2020 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
Bright-eyed, eager, newly-minted U.S. Army second lieutenants in the Class of 2020 of West Point got their marching orders as their commander in chief delivered the commencement address on June 13. Those orders came in an atmosphere of misguided hectoring from former...
by Dave Patterson | May 23, 2020 | Articles, Intelligence, International, International, Military Affairs, Politics
Consistent with China’s threatening behavior in the South China Sea and its broader strategy for significant hegemonic expansion by 2049, the Dragon is increasing its defense spending next year. This increase in military spending should come as no surprise: Like it or...
by Dave Patterson | May 1, 2020 | Articles, Healthcare, Intelligence, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
Ten United States senators – Democrats, every one – sent to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper an eight-page scathing reproof of the Department of Defense’s handling of COVID-19 and its impact on U.S. military forces. They claim the Defense Department was not...
by Liberty Nation Authors | Apr 7, 2020 | Healthcare, Liberty Nation TV, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
Liberty Nation’s J. David Patterson joins Leesa K. Donner to contribute his knowledge of military affairs concerning the current pandemic. What is the military allowed and not allowed to do on the home-front?...
by Sherman Gillums | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles, Military Affairs, Politics, Social Issues
As anxieties intensify in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic, the nation appears ready, once again, to tap the 1% of Americans who volunteer to protect the remaining 99%. President Donald Trump authorized the Pentagon to activate National Guard and Reserve units, as...