by Dave Patterson | Mar 30, 2023 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
Does the US president need the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) legislation to retain troops in the Middle East, particularly Iraq, to keep Iran in check? Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell thought so. In the wake of deadly missile attacks...
by Kelli Ballard | Feb 5, 2023 | Articles, Politics
[Editors note: This story was originally published on Saturday, Feb. 4 within an hour of the balloon’s destruction] It’s taken days to finally make a decision to do something about the Chinese surveillance balloon that’s been floating over the nation for far too...
by Dave Patterson | Oct 4, 2022 | Articles, Exclusive Member, Good Reads, Military Affairs, Opinion
Is woke recruiting the way to win in modern warfare? Is a fighting force based on diversity more capable than a cohesive unit trained for physical might? According to one author in The Atlantic, the answer is yes. In an article titled “What Ted Cruz and Tucker...
by Dave Patterson | Nov 24, 2021 | Articles, Military Affairs, Opinion
The real threat posed by China’s rapidly expanding technology and the U.S. strategy to meet that challenge were topics discussed very candidly recently by military leaders in positions to know. The number two ranking military officer in the Defense Department,...
by Nathan Steelwater | Oct 23, 2017 | Military Affairs
Last week, Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. The sentencing hearing began today, and he faces up to life in prison. As our readers are well aware, SGT Bergdahl walked away from his Afghan outpost in 2009. Taliban...