Morning Bell: We Can’t Give Up on Afghanistan
Yesterday marked the 11-year anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan, which was launched just three and a half weeks after the 9/11 attacks. Recently,… Read More
Will the Obama Administration Attack Libya Before the Foreign Policy Debate?
Will the United States military strike targets in Libya before the October 22 presidential debate, which, coincidentally, will focus on foreign policy and national security?… Read More
Defense Cuts Will Cost Us in the Long Run
As its January 2 deadline draws near, sequestration and the roughly $500 billion it will cut from defense have received increasing attention. While proponents of… Read More
Armed Services Committee to Question Administration on Sequestration Report
This Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) will hold a hearing on sequestration’s impact on defense and national security in light of the Sequestration… Read More
Don’t Play Politics with the Nation’s Security
The political grandstanding around sequestration is shameful. As Bob Woodward described in his book The Price of Politics, the present crisis was not the product… Read More
Air Force Celebrates 65th Birthday
Today marks the 65th birthday of the United States Air Force. Since 1947, the Air Force has served the U.S. as the dominant air power… Read More
New Administration Report Gives Few Details on Sequestration’s Military Cuts
The White House is attempting to use the U.S. military as a bargaining chip to force Congress to raise taxes—the looming “sequestration” budget cuts were… Read More
From Spain to Libya: Why U.S. Troops in Europe Remain Vital
After the treacherous murder in Libya of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens earlier this week, it was announced that a U.S. Marine Corp Fleet Antiterrorism Security… Read More
Morning Bell: Remembering 9/11 in a Volatile World
Eleven years ago today, terrorists shattered America’s sense of safety. Generations who did not remember Pearl Harbor suddenly knew the shock of an attack on… Read More
Sequestration: We’re About to Shoot the Hostage
U.S. political leaders are facing a crossroads. They can step up and solve the budget impasse, or they can do nothing and let mandated sequestration… Read More
The Price Every State Must Pay: The National Guard and Sequestration
During a visit to the Niagara Falls Air and Reserve Station, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta praised the soldiers and airmen of the Reserve and National… Read More
Sequestration Hits Close to Home: Defense Support to Civil Authorities in Danger
The Heritage Foundation hosted its Homeland Security 2012 Conference on Wednesday. Several distinguished speakers warned that defense disaster response support to civil authorities is threatened… Read More
Huntsville Defense Conference: Concerns over the Budget and Military Readiness
This year, The Heritage Foundation participates again in the 15th annual Space and Missile Defense Conference in Huntsville, Alabama. After the first official day, it… Read More
Public-Private Partnerships Offer Smart Alternative to Sweeping Defense Cuts
There is little disagreement that looming cuts in the defense budget set to take place in January are ill-advised, though there is intense debate over… Read More
Sequestration: White House Sounds the Alarm
Administration officials recently spoke publicly for the first time about specifically how sequestration would undermine military readiness. Testifying before the House Armed Services Committee, Deputy… Read More
Even If Transparent, Sequestration Still a Bad Policy
Yesterday, President Obama signed the Sequestration Transparency Act into law. It requires the Administration to detail how the mandated defense cuts of sequestration will be… Read More
Milton Friedman: Father of the All-Volunteer Military
Milton Friedman, who would be 100 years old today, is primarily remembered as a Nobel Prize winner in economics. But for all his achievements in… Read More
Best Way to Address Sequestration: Overturn It
Tomorrow, the House Armed Services Committee will hold a hearing on implementing the mandated defense cuts known as sequestration. Instead of implementing the cuts, Congress… Read More
The Easiest Substitute for Defense Cuts: Obamacare
In case no one connected the dots, a report this week from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) held the solution to a serious problem plaguing… Read More
Chinese Want U.S. to Stop Playing Defense While They Improve Their Offense
Last week, Chinese General Zhu Chenghu stated that China “will have to modernize its nuclear arsenal” as U.S. missile defense “may reduce the credibility of… Read More
Who’s “Playing Politics with Our Military”?
Despite the disastrous defense cuts that are looming with sequestration, the two main players—President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D–NV)—see the situation as… Read More
Mandated Cuts Will Create “National Security Nightmare”
Constituents at a Great Falls, Montana, town hall meeting understand what many in Congress do not seem to understand: Cuts mandated by budget sequestration will… Read More
VIDEO: Rep. Larry Bucshon and Phyllis Schlafly at Bloggers Briefing
Before he was elected to represent Indiana’s 8th congressional district, freshman Republican Rep. Larry Bucshon earned his medical degree and specialized in cardiothoracic (heart) surgery… Read More
Mandated Military Cuts: What Is the President’s Real Priority?
A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “The Coming Defense Crack-Up” lays out a compelling argument against the defense cuts that are going to hit… Read More
U.S. Nuclear Triad Essential for National Security
General Robert Kehler, the current commander of the Strategic Command, offered only tepid support for the existing U.S. nuclear triad during a July 12 speech… Read More
Sequestration’s Shadow on the Defense Industrial Base
Unless the President and Congress change current law, the men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces will soon face an indiscriminate, across-the-board cut of… Read More
Sequestration Will Damage an Already Weakened Air Force
The House Armed Services Subcommittee on Readiness is holding a hearing this week titled “Department of the Air Force Aircraft Force Structure Reductions.” The last… Read More
White House National Security Strategy: Distract from Real Concerns
While the President has reveled in recent U.S. military accomplishments (even at the expense of classified or sensitive information), his Administration has been guardedly quiet… Read More
USS Essex Captain Loses Job After Aging Ship Collides With Tanker
The USS Essex keeps making news for all the wrong reasons. The amphibious assault ship was unable to complete two missions because of mechanical or… Read More
War of 1812 Showed Importance of Maintaining Military Strength
This week 200 years ago, Congress passed and President James Madison signed a declaration of war against Great Britain, then the world’s most powerful nation…. Read More
