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Newt Gingrich: ‘Turn the Pentagon Into a Triangle’
Former speaker of the House Newt Gingrich said Wednesday that he would like to “turn the Pentagon into a triangle.” “I always tell people I’m… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Five Factors from the New CBO Report on Veterans’ Healthcare
Last week the Congressional Budget Office issued an updated budget score for lawmakers’ proposal (H.R. 3230) to expand veterans’ access to healthcare outside the VA… Read More
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What’s Next for Bergdahl
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the Army solider who was held by the Taliban for five years and released in May in exchange for five senior Taliban… Read More
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Q&A: Where It’s Not ‘Too Late’ for U.S. Aims in Iraq
With the rapid advance in Iraq of the deadly terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), political leaders and policy… Read More
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Q&A: How the Crisis in Iraq Puts Americans at Risk of Terrorism
Less than three years after U.S. troops left Iraq, political leaders and policy analysts are wrestling with how to respond to the growing turmoil there…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
Ex-Im Bank Isn’t Necessary for National Security
Who needs that Export-Import Bank? There is healthy debate going on in Washington. The side that wants Washington to agree to extend the bank charter… Read More
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Price to Avoid Another Benghazi? House Leaders Question $461 Million Training Center
With the deadly Benghazi attacks providing impetus and momentum, the State Department announced this spring that it will build a $461 million training center for… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Q&A: Is America’s Defense Effective Enough? This Test Showed We’re Getting Closer
On Sunday, the U.S. Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) successfully intercepted a sophisticated long-range ballistic missile target. The target involved counter-measures. Counter-measures can be decoys or… Read More
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You Can’t Use the Military to Solve Every Government Problem
“What’s the point of having this superb military that you’re always talking about if we can’t use it?” —Madeline Albright, 1993, as she argued for… Read More
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Q&A: What You Need to Know About Benghazi Suspect’s Terror Group
As the vicious Islamist group ISIS upended the status quo in Iraq, another terrorist network — Ansar al-Sharia — broke into the headlines. Although relatively… Read More
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Here’s a Look Inside a Warship Like the One Deployed to Iraq
In response to the ongoing turmoil in Iraq as the Islamist insurgents known as ISIS advance on Baghdad, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel ordered the aircraft… Read More
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Where Was Obama During the Benghazi Attack?
It’s a question many have asked, but which might not be answered anytime soon: Where was President Obama the night of the Benghazi terrorist attack? In… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama Is Dodging Tough Questions About Exchange for Bergdahl Release
He was MIA. His family could only pray they would ever see him again. On Aug. 13, 1944, U.S. Army Pfc. Lawrence S. Gordon disappeared… Read More
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Veterans Warily Welcome Action in Congress to Cure VA’s Ills
The head of a reform-minded veterans group today hailed Senate action to speed medical care to waiting veterans, but cautioned that a change allowing treatment… Read More
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‘Tough Call’: Hagel Defends Bergdahl Deal, Says Obama Acted Within Law
In the first public testimony on the matter by a senior Obama administration official, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today defended the decision to free Army… Read More
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Marco Rubio’s Message for Obama: Don’t ‘Pretend’ Taliban Done Fighting Us
President Obama’s decision to exchange five terrorists for a soldier who left his base in Afghanistan endangers national security by “pretending” the Taliban isn’t targeting… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Strange Attitude About the U.S. Military
Many people think President Obama’s speech at West Point was all about politics. Setting up straw men and knocking them down, the president defined himself… Read More
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You Won’t Believe Who America’s Greatest Enemy Is
President Obama’s West Point speech proved telling in ways he probably didn’t plan. The commander-in-chief tried to use the commencement address to quell concerns over… Read More
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Presumed Innocent: Bergdahl ‘Can Testify or He Can Lawyer Up’
When he recovers sufficiently to return to the United States, Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will be able to see his family–and experience freedom–after five years… Read More
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How Military Justice Works: The Way the Allegations Against Bergdahl Will Be Handled
After Sgt Bowe Bergdahl’s physical and mental health issues are dealt with by his medical team, it will be up to the military justice system… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Heroism in Air, on Land, and by Sea
June 6 marks the 70th anniversary of the battle for the beginning of the end of a Nazi-dominated Europe. In the annals of history, the… Read More
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Bowe Bergdahl May Face Desertion Charges. Here’s How the Process Works.
According to a report from the Associated Press, Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Martin Dempsey has said the Army still may pursue desertion charges against… Read More
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How the New Benghazi Committee Can Drive the Investigation Forward
The new House special committee to investigate the Benghazi terrorist attacks wields broad legal authority to do its job. The panel can access classified documents… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Q&A: Did Obama Negotiate With Terrorists to Secure POW’s Release?
After five years in captivity by the Taliban in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was released by his captors. The United States brokered a deal to… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 4 Biggest Delusions of Obama’s West Point Speech
President Obama’s speech last week to graduates of West Point was supposed to highlight the success of the administration’s foreign policy and lay out a… Read More
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This Congressman Says America Must Lead With ‘Capability’ and ‘Will’
As President Barack Obama issued a broad defense of his foreign policy, arguing for restraint and coalition-building, Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Texas, speaking at The Heritage… Read More
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Foreign Policy Leaders Slam Obama’s Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal
A day after President Obama announced he will withdraw all American troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, Council on Foreign Relations President Richard… Read More
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Why Obama’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Has Bill Kristol So Upset: ‘I Find It Sickening’
Bill Kristol is no fan of President Obama’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan. He made it quite clear on CNN’s “Crossfire” during a… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Top 5 Things President Obama Should Do Today
Only some of each president’s speeches are billed as “major,” and today’s is one of them for President Obama. His commencement address at West Point… Read More
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14 Heroes Worth Honoring
Our nation’s biggest heroes are alive in the hearts of our people. Through stories and photography passed down from generation to generation, your grandfather’s heroism… Read More
