by Dave Patterson | Aug 23, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Military Affairs, Opinion
Recently, a Washington, DC, newspaper published a 10,000-word essay on the Ukraine crisis entitled, “Road to war: US struggled to convince allies, and Zelensky, of risk of invasion,” by Shane Harris, Karen DeYoung, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Ashley Parker, and...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 30, 2022 | Articles, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
The United States and NATO failed to give Ukraine Soviet-era MIG-29 fighters to replace combat losses last March, but now discussions are ongoing to provide the embattled country modern fighter aircraft. The Kyiv government hasn’t been shy about asking for up-to-date...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 12, 2022 | Articles, International, Opinion
Fierce fighting has raged for almost 140 days as vicious Russian invaders have attempted to destroy and subjugate their neighbor, but can Ukraine win – eventually? Moscow’s ground, air, and naval forces have battered the courageous Ukrainian armed forces with...
by Dave Patterson | Jul 6, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, International, Opinion
Expectations abounded for the 2022 NATO Summit, and some were realized. Finland and Sweden cleared the Turkey hurdle for admittance into the alliance. NATO recognized China as more than a “pacing challenge.” At center stage was the Ukraine-Russia war, a...
by Dave Patterson | Jun 27, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Military Affairs, Opinion
President Trump inherited the problem of diminished critical minerals for weapons production from the Obama administration. However, Biden’s Defense Department assures Americans it is monitoring the situation. True to form, the Pentagon is in lockstep with the...