by Dave Patterson | Mar 9, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Despite the US and its allies attempting to provide safe passage in the Red Sea, the international waterway simply is not safe. In fact, it’s quite deadly – as the crew of the Barbados-flagged True Confidence unfortunately discovered Wednesday, March 6. The merchant...
by Andrew Moran | Feb 19, 2024 | Articles, Business News, Good Reads, Opinion
Annual US military spending is about $1 trillion. The foreign policy bills are piling up as the nation becomes involved in new conflicts, including the latest clash with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. With Washington prepared to write blank checks for...
by Dave Patterson | Feb 5, 2024 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Combat activity continued over the weekend in the Gulf Region. On the same day US forces led a multiplatform air strike against Iran proxies in Iraq and Syria, Iran-supplied Houthi rebels continued to launch unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) at merchant vessels...
by Dave Patterson | Jan 3, 2024 | Articles, Editor's Choice, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Perhaps puffed up with a false sense of invulnerability after 23 attacks on commercial vessels, Iran-backed Houthi terrorists attempted a Red Sea hijacking on Dec. 31. That proved fatal. The US Navy patrolling the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait made short work of...
by Dave Patterson | Dec 29, 2023 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The Biden national security team is learning a hard lesson the hard way. Forming an international force to patrol and defend a body of water takes leadership, a clear objective, and a willingness to take the fight to the enemy. The US, up to this point, has done none...