Middle East
The military's dependence on our citizen soldiers is killing them
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
December 17, 2025
The deaths of two American soldiers in Syria remind us that the National Guard wasn't designed to backstop policies that enable forever war
Like the NSS, new Pentagon plans have decent instincts for prioritization, but so far in practice, the administration still has one foot firmly in the past
She isn't the first to admit — after the fact — that taking NATO off the table to avoid Russian invasion was considered, and dismissed
With the passage of NDAA expected this week, a sweeping change to the Selective Service will attempt to 'automatically' sign American males up to serve.
How the US’s unresolved objectives in Syria put National Guard troops in the line of fire
The trip was hosted by Benjamin Netanyahu's government with the hearty blessing of America's evangelical Zionist movement
