Representative Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) seems to think that President Trump’s decision to withdraw from never-ending wars in the Middle East is a bad idea. On Wednesday night, the Texas representative took to both Twitter and Instagram to criticize Senator Rand Paul, saying that he was giving President Trump “bad advice.” https://www.instagram.com/p/BsuEOg7ncFa/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link What was Crenshaw…
Hanna Bogorowski on January 16, 2019 American troops are among those killed in a Wednesday suicide bombing in northern Syria, according to a spokesperson for Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR), the U.S.-led coalition against ISIS. “U.S. service members were killed during an explosion while conducting a routine patrol in Syria today. We are still gathering information and…
Joshua Gill on January 11, 2019 U.S. Immigration services approved visa requests for thousands of child brides and fiancees from 2007 to 2017. The approvals were legal, as applicants take advantage of the fact that the Immigration and Nationality Act does not limit the age of spouses and the fact that many states allow…
Julie Borowski on January 10, 2019 President Donald Trump is under attack from the left and the right for his decision to withdraw troops from Syria, even though most liberals were concerned he’d start World War III if elected. On the right, “the same people who preach about limited government and reigning in out of control…
Grace Carr on January 9, 2019 A majority of Americans support President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw U.S. troops fighting in Syria and Afghanistan, according to a Tuesday Politico poll. Twenty-five percent of Americans strongly support the decision to bring home troops from Afghanistan and Syria, and 31 percent somewhat support the decision, according to the poll….
The Trump administration is reportedly considering former Democratic Senator Jim Webb as a replacement for General Mattis as the next Secretary of Defense. The idea to select Webb for the position has been mentioned by three officials, potentially bypassing more hawkish Republican options. Mr. Webb has been an outspoken critic of military interventionism and the…
Pulling out when you’re in the middle of action is a difficult thing for a lot of people. But here are 5 reasons why it’s often a good idea. 1) The Prospect of Financial Ruin The financial burden, especially over many years can be detrimental. In fact, this was a major (but underplayed) factor in…
Nick Givas MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough suggested President Donald Trump pulled out of Syria to satisfy Russian President Vladimir Putin, on “Morning Joe” Thursday. Scarborough said Trump’s decision to remove troops from Syria will end up helping the Islamic State and create a power vacuum. “If you look, Mika [Brzezinski], at who is helped here, it’s…
Today, TIME Magazine came out with their annual “Person(s) of the Year”. In the past, they’ve used the profile to highlight someone who their editorial board has determined to have done the most to influence the direction of the world in the previous year. Everyone from Gandhi to Hitler, from Churchill to Stalin, from MLK…
Perusing some debates about the caravan, I was struck with just how little Americans seemed to actually know about the Northern Triangle, the conditions there, where it came from and where it landed. Hell, it’s location on a map may seem obvious, given the caravan is traveling through Mexico, but I’m not sure I even…