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Hayden Schmidt

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Middle East

Saudi bombs drop on Yemen, DC lobbyists whitewash the damage

The Kingdom has spent $100 million dollars over the course of the 7-year war to make you think they are all about 'peace.'

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Military Industrial Complex

US general: Weapons sales are a 'low hanging fruit, everyone's interested'

CENTCOM Commander McKenzie unofficially announced the sale of F-15s to Egypt, despite congressional criticism.

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Global Crises

You can't have real diplomacy without diplomats

Senator Ted Cruz's hold-up of ambassadors and the continuing logjam of State Department nominees shows how brittle the system is.

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Middle East

Will Biden draw down the US military presence in the Middle East?

A posture review is forthcoming, and pressure is building for withdrawal.