I was surprised to learn that last week, four US soldiers were ambushed and killed in the Northwest African nation of Niger. I was
Category: War
With Afghanistan, Trump cannot run away from his mental health problems
It’s possible that Donald Trump can run away from his Charlottesville problems by trying to be commander-in-chief and uttering a policy about Afghanistan. What
Erdogan Makes A Mockery Of “Justice And Development”
The longest running joke on the leftist humor podcast Chapo Trap House is that its hosts are fervent devotees of Turkish president Recep Tayyip
The left has no answer for Syria
This year’s catastrophe of an election cycle has led some on the Left to seek refuge with Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein, and
Remembering Fr. Daniel Berrigan
I was a student at Le Moyne College in Syracuse, NY, when Fr. Daniel Berrigan taught there. Although I never had him for class,
Eye In the Sky: The moral choices of drone warfare
“Eye in the Sky,” is not your typical war movie. Director Gavin Hood has created a military thriller without firefights, bombs, ear-shattering explosions or
Caliphate: Why can’t we just talk about the possibility?
What if a [limited] Islamic caliphate became a reality? How awful would that be? I don’t know, and I’m having trouble figuring out how
Talking points on Syria for news propagandists
I’m one of those “cord-cutters.” I’ve also given up all mainstream media news. Even though I can still watch and read it online, I mostly
Women graduate from US Army Ranger School: Pro and con
When the U.S. Army recently announced that two women had successfully completed its toughest training regimen, my initial reaction was, “Good for them, and
The “President Trump,” Seven-Days-in-May scenario
If you were a child of the ‘60s, one of the most gripping novels and then movies was Seven Days in May (video link