By Ali Motamedi The withdrawal of all US government personnel from Afghanistan marked the end of what is often considered to be one of the least popular wars in American history and, more importantly, the end of a costly decades long nation-building initiative. While the operation was horrifically botched at the expense of American lives,…
Seemingly lost last week amid coronavirus fears and the senseless murder of George Floyd were reports circulating that President Trump was weighing options to withdraw all U.S. forces from Afghanistan by November in time for the general election. These reports contradicted the earlier agreement that the Trump administration made with the Taliban in February, which…
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…
9:04AM UPDATE: President Trump is holding a press conference confirming the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. LIVE: President @realDonaldTrump Delivers Remarks https://t.co/htGVV9Xu0V — The White House 45 Archived (@WhiteHouse45) October 27, 2019 Last night was a great night for the United States and for the World. A brutal killer, one who has caused so much…
Grace Carr Republish Reprint The U.S. military is no longer measuring and recording the amount of land its forces have lost and gained in Afghanistan, according to a Tuesday report regarding military progress in the conflict. Measurements of how much land, including districts and the number of people in those districts, insurgent forces control in…
I’ve written versions of this essay for − literally − decades. Predating the War in Afghanistan, the entirely notional War Against Terrorism, and 9-11. War is a problematic thing. There are a zillion ways to fight wars stupidly and ineffectively, only a few ways to fight them properly. US foreign policy has embarked on a…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: Written by Paul Meekin Non-violence is the greatest force at the disposal of mankind. It is mightier than the mightiest weapon of destruction devised by the ingenuity of man. – Ghandi A casual acquaintance on Facebook stated she supported the punching of Nazis. I asked: How hard do I punch?…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By The Libertarian Republic Editorial Staff On this episode of “Around the Republic”, Brian Nichols is joined by TLR Editor-in-Chief Kody Fairfield and TLR Contributor Paul Meekin to discuss the terrorist attack in Manchester, followed by a lively discussion of personal responsibility, the surveillance state, the right of self-defense, and how to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: by Dries Van Thielen On his latest Freakonomics podcast episode, journalist and a personal hero of mine Stephen Dubner interviewed the philosopher/economist Seth Stephens-Davidowitz. The author of the recently published “Everybody Lies” tackled the issue of post-terrorist attack speeches and how effective they were to convince an audience. His method…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By: SAAGAR ENJETI The Islamic State attacked President Donald Trump in its latest propaganda video, ending a conspicuous silence on the leader who has been in the public spotlight for nearly two years. Veteran ISIS reporter at The New York Times, Rukmini Callimachi, noted Tuesday the silence on Trump from ISIS has “puzzled” terrorism…