Rand Paul ‘single handedly’ holds up $40 billion Ukraine aid bill
The US can no longer afford to be the “Uncle Sam, the policeman who saves the world,” no matter how good it feels.
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The US can no longer afford to be the “Uncle Sam, the policeman who saves the world,” no matter how good it feels.
Instead of engaging in moves that escalate the conflict, the Biden team should focus on ways to end the war and the risks it could go nuclear.
When asked whether the taxpayer funds the weapons giant receives reflects US priorities, James Taiclet left out how much his company spends lobbying.
Lawmakers find out that the DoD’s premier fighter can’t pass tests and will cost $1.3 trillion over its lifetime to sustain.
Sen. Rand Paul gets smeared after challenging Secretary Blinken on America’s muddled Ukraine messaging.
Retired Gen. Philip Breedlove is the latest high profile official to catch the war fever and advocate direct U.S. conflict with Russia.
The US far outpaces all spenders when pressing threats like climate change and nuclear conflict that require diplomatic strategies receive little funding.
Once called the “Queen of Torture,” Alfreda Scheuer has found a new gig — and by the way, she doesn’t regret a thing.
The media pounced on the possibility that a close ally of Biden wants direct American military involvement in Ukraine.
The conspiracy-theory prone Center for Security Policy isn’t doing its effort to prevent a return to the JCPOA any favors.
Earlier reports on the April 7 attack said the Syria base was hit by rockets. This sounds much more portentous.
Prior to the war, many analysts said it would be reasonable to deny or delay Kyiv’s ascension into the Atlantic Alliance to stave off conflict.
Members of Congress making military policy are invested in the very weapons companies benefiting from it. That’s wrong.
A DoD report says there are 90 percent fewer prime defense contractors today. Senator Warren says this is why we’re getting rooked.
Imran Khan is out, but his supporters are agitated. Meanwhile, terror attacks are rising and the economy is in crisis mode.
The US-Australia-UK pact seems determined to pursue great power competition at the risk of real conflict.
President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol’s early personnel appointments suggest Seoul’s foreign policy will take a hardline turn.
Spreading potentially false claims and planting explosives outside cities can be ‘good’ as long as they’re done by the right side. Who knew?
DC establishmentarian says we’ve allowed our military to atrophy, and need more than $1 trillion a year to restore its ‘reach and its punch.’
If the Saudis were looking for a face-saving way to end its war against the Houthis, this latest cessation in hostilities may be it.
The senator told a friendly audience of conservatives that there is no reason to ‘throw out our principal beliefs.’