by Dave Patterson | Mar 4, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Intelligence, Opinion
The raging debate over where the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus originated gained more velocity with the revelation that the Department of Energy (DOE) concluded the COVID-19 pandemic more than likely did start with a lab leak at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 18, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Biden White House has a serious problem with establishing priorities. During two recent incidents that impacted the lives of Americans, President Joe Biden was silent or absent. In either case, decision-making took on a glacial pace. First, a Chinese...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 21, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
President Joe Biden wants to put a civilian bureaucrat in charge of the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), and that has drawn immediate and significant criticism. The White House has been accused of pushing policies that put US national security at risk, and this personnel...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 16, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Intelligence, Opinion
National security concerns should be a crucial characteristic of who public servants are, not an afterthought or additional duty. Persons holding the nation’s highest offices should be models of behavior for protecting US citizens. Not so with what President...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 2, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
As numerous global regions and the home front present defense and foreign policy challenges, four primary trends to look for impacting US national security stand out. First, in 2023 the crisis on the southern border will grow in magnitude to be America’s most pressing...