No, the U.S. military is not ‘leaving’ Iraq
Officials have announced an ‘end’ to the combat mission, but this appears to be a shift in definitions rather than a real withdrawal.
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Officials have announced an ‘end’ to the combat mission, but this appears to be a shift in definitions rather than a real withdrawal.
The War on Terror-era neocon is at it again, scolding America for withdrawing from Afghanistan and advocating we stay in the game.
But will the Senate take up the mantle and finally bring about reunions between North Koreans and their families in America?
Heavily redacted classified DOJ memo shows the legal contortions used to justify the 2020 assassination.
Is there a double standard when government-linked makers and sellers of ‘nasty’ spyware used by autocrats are U.S. allies?
There are bipartisan efforts to sneak more money into the Pentagon’s already bloated and unaccounted for coffers.
President Biden announced plans today to start evacuating at-risk Afghan interpreters and families. No criticism here.
Emerging details suggest that President Moïse’s assassins were Colombians hired by a security firm in Florida. Sound familiar?
The controversial leader had been accused of overstaying his term back in February and cracking down on protesters.
Despite cuts, the Army wants nearly $1B to upgrade a vehicle that literally put our soldiers in harm’s way. But it’s a big boon for the contractor.
But an authorization for military conflict in Africa just won’t die as lawmakers move to renew a controversial counter-terror program, too.
Stunning find includes MoD plot to provoke Russia in Ukrainian waters last week and U.S. request to leave troops in Afghanistan.
What he gets from Biden will depend on whether his requests are compatible with the realities of the U.S. military withdrawal.
Revelations that Khashoggi’s killers were trained by a private security contractor in the States have raised some uncomfortable questions.
Details are still unclear but the episode highlights the danger in using warships to make diplomatic or legalistic points.
The pressure on Biden is increasing as the Taliban take more territory by the day, and the Pentagon continues to send mixed signals.
Ebrihim Raisi came out swinging at his first press conference, indicating new challenges ahead for Washington-Tehran diplomacy.
Critics of a reduced US role in NATO can’t explain why it needs to maintain a substantial military posture across the Atlantic.
WATCH: The two sides couldn’t be farther apart on the JCPOA and why security in the region is actually more fragile today.
There are a lot of great ideas for cleaning up and repurposing old military bases in the US — the Pentagon just needs a little push.
Republican lawmaker wants a repeal of the ‘blank check’ 2002 AUMF, calling the president’s war powers “disturbingly broad.”