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…
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…
Joe Simonson on December 21, 2018 What a difference a year can make for The New York Times. As President Donald Trump announced his Wednesday decision to withdraw the nation’s 2000 troops from Syria, a bipartisan cadre of opinion-havers attacked him as recklessly abandoning allies in the region and jeopardizing America’s influence over foreign affairs. One newspaper…