Sebastian Hughes on September 16, 2021 Lieutenant General Thomas Spoehr, who oversaw the U.S. withdrawal from Iraq in 2011, told the Daily Caller News Foundation that the failure to prepare for the “worst case scenario” caused the withdrawal from Afghanistan to be far more chaotic. “We were down to the individual name and I think,…
Memorial Day is a day we set aside to honor the men and women of the U.S. Military who lost their lives in combat. In honor of this solemn day, I’d like to present you with a list of songs of both war and peace that suit the occasion. 1. “Yankee Doodle” I can think…
The United States began lobbing missiles in Afghanistan in early October of 2001, and boots were on the ground by October 19th. Nineteen years of war means some of the soldiers fighting this never-ending war were not even born when it began. President Trump is currently reducing the number of troops in the country known…
People on the left, right and center are constantly criticizing Donald Trump for his juvenile comments and behavior—and rightly so. The president’s inclination toward hurling insults at others is malicious and needlessly divisive. Underlying the criticisms of the president’s words is an important principle that should be widely shared: treat everyone with dignity. The political…
By Rik Combs I recently had a chance to read a thoughtful and compelling article by Laurence Vance, “Why Christians Should Not Pray for the Troops”. The article was both insightful as it was timely for our present world situation. Having spent portions of three decades in the military, with multiple military operations to my…
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Happy Sunday, Liberty Lovers! I finally got to see the much anticipated 1917 movie!! Who would think that a story about two British soldiers delivering a message would be so exciting? Just thinking about the film makes my heart start pounding all over again. It is NOT your typical war documentary. In this review, I…
Since the killing of Iranian General Suleimani there is howling debate concerning the scope of the president’s war powers to carry out killings, and hostile actions against countries we are not at war with. Democrats calling the actions unconstitutional, introduced a useless, non-binding resolution, expressing “disapproval” so they have media talking points. The President claims…
“The War Powers Act is unconstitutional.” “Then your favorite president wouldn’t have been able to conduct his foreign policy.” Wow, that went from 0 to Iran-Contra very quickly. It was a discussion between me and my college professor. His reference to my “favorite president” meant Ronald Reagan. Reagan is indeed one of my favorite presidents…
Chuck Ross Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg suggested Thursday that the United States bears some of the blame for the Iranian military shooting down a commercial airliner while it was at the same time firing ballistic missiles at an Iraqi military base that houses American troops. “Innocent civilians are now dead because they were caught…
President Trump has been facing a hostile Iran since he came into office. Iran has repeatedly threatened transport ships in The Strait of Hormuz and shot down an American drone. Trump did not retaliate with violence. When did he retaliate by killing a top Iranian general? When an Iranian-backed militia shot rockets that killed an…