NATO Weighs A Serious Upping Of The Military Ante Against Russia — To The Tune Of 3,000 Troops

NATO Weighs A Serious Upping Of The Military Ante Against Russia — To The Tune Of 3,000 Troops

Jonah Bennett NATO member countries are in talks to send in a battalion of troops to each of three Baltic states bordering Russia. Each battalion would be comprised of anywhere from 800 to 1,000 troops. That proposal is the more aggressive one. An alternative proposal on the table is to send just one NATO battalion…

Report: US Military Strength In Deep Decline As Threats Rise
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Report: US Military Strength In Deep Decline As Threats Rise

Jonah Bennett  As the U.S. embarks on deep cuts to the military, experts warn threats around the world from North Korea, Russia and China are on the rise in a new report on U.S. military strength. The 2016 U.S. Military Strength Index, an annual report produced by the Heritage Foundation, found the U.S. is fast-approaching a…

Poll: Trump’s Foreign Policy Seven Times More Popular Than Rand Paul’s
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Poll: Trump’s Foreign Policy Seven Times More Popular Than Rand Paul’s

Guy Bentley Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul’s foreign policy position is one of the most unpopular in the whole field of presidential candidates, according to a recent YouGov poll. Paul’s policy of military restraint polled poorly with Republican voters who appear to favor more hawkish policies, such as those advocated by Donald Trump. As the GOP…

US Airdrops Weapons and Supplies to “Moderates” in Syria

US Airdrops Weapons and Supplies to “Moderates” in Syria

Hallelujah it’s raining America weapons and ammo in Syria. On Monday, US officials announced they were scrapping their training program for “moderate” rebels all-together and would instead be airdropping equipment to a new coalition calling themselves The Democratic Forces of Syria. They insisted that all 50 tons of supplies “reached friendly forces” in Al-Hasakah province…

How The CIA Tracks Down ISIS’ Top Officers

How The CIA Tracks Down ISIS’ Top Officers

Ivan Plis In a conflict often defined by uncertainty and slow progress, targeting and killing top Islamic State officials has been one of the U.S.’ successes against the group. The targeting campaign is separate from the Pentagon-led airstrikes taking place in Syria and Iraq. According to The Associated Press, the CIA is leading the initiative…

The Failures Of Hillary Clinton’s Hawkish Foreign Policy

“A country that demands moral perfection in its foreign policy will achieve neither perfection nor security” –Henry Kissinger By R. Brownell A week before Hillary Clinton‘s announcement that she would once again run for the Democratic Party nomination for POTUS, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham stated in a recent interview that “Hillary is more Republican than Rand Paul”. …

The Greatest Threat to Rand Paul 2016? Islamic Jihad.

The Greatest Threat to Rand Paul 2016? Islamic Jihad.

As Republicans began to examine potential 2016 presidential candidates in 2013 and 2014, Rand Paul seems to be at the forefront of a “new” conservative foreign policy. Stressing peace through strength, Paul has spoken to war-wary Americans who have seen misguided interventionist policies lead to endless wars around the world. With the terrorist attacks of…

People want the US to intervene in a country they can’t locate

People want the US to intervene in a country they can’t locate

  A study conducted by Ivy League political scientists has yielded some intriguing results. Kyle Dropp, Joshua D. Kertzer, and Thomas Zeitzoff surveyed 2,066 Americans to decide what role the U.S. should play in Ukraine’s current crisis. Additionally, they were asked to locate Ukraine on a map. The survey was designed to test the correlation…