A history of Middle East insurgency and Iraq’s Enduring Defeat counterinsurgency fight
What a radical insurgency like ISIS destroys, Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) take back and rebuild through counterinsurgency programs like Enduring Defeat.
National security
Pelosi, Schumer, Fentanyl, the Wall, and Kabuki Theatre
Pelosi and Schumer oppose a border security deal while Chinese fentanyl kills 28000 Americans a year, and tens of thousands are sex trafficked.
Sunspot Observatory closed: Alien conspiracy or Clinton collusion?
The Albuquerque New Mexico Journal reported that the Sunspot Observatory is “addressing a security issue,” noting its personnel would “temporarily vacate the facility as a precautionary measure.”
The security truth, not the partisan hype, of FISA and the Nunes memo
The memo is both more and less than its hype. When the memo and the accompanying cover letter is read, its true significance becomes apparent. What follows explains the memo from a national security perspective—politics aside.
Congress needs to stand up and get health care and tax reform done
The key to success in tax reform and health care repeal will be finding a position that can be supported by most of the moderate Republicans and most of the moderate Democrats.
Is the White House a threat to America’s national security?
The alleged chaos in the White House and the president's divisive rhetoric makes the world a much more dangerous place.
President Trump’s national security strategy in fourteen points
This National Security Strategy, inspired by President Wilson's Fourteen Points, gives America a program to defeat radical Islam and protect the U.S.
‘Snowden; by Oliver Stone: Biased but still powerful drama
Oliver Stone's latest film clearly has an agenda as Stone’s strong use of facts and real Snowden moments succeeds in selling Americans the opinion that he is “an American.”
Donald Trump pivots his campaign toward the issues
Donald Trump has a new campaign manager, his campaign is sailing into the wind, addressing the issues, clarifying his position. Then there are the donations to LA.
Despite reckless disregard for America’s security, Comey clears path for Clinton
FBI Director James Comey will not recommend that Clinton be indicted. But given the FBI's damning findings, should we entrust her with the nation's security?
DOJ may not need Apple’s assistance to unlock iPhone
WASHINGTON, March 21, 2016 – Magistrate Judge Sheri Pym canceled a scheduled hearing in California after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it may not need Apple’s assistance breaking into an iPhone that was used by one of the San Bernardino terrorists. The cancellation is a surprising twist in what has already been a high-profile ...
Are national security operations serving or hurting minorities?
Shia Muslims are often targeted as terrorists, not because of any factual reason, but because they they peacefully stand up for their rights
It’s no top secret: Hillary lies
Contrary to the denials of Clinton campaign hacks, the language of Executive Order 12958 is most certainly “black and white.”
A strategy to kill radical Islam
Here is how to turn the fight against radical Islam around , win, and make America great--and safe--again.
Gov. Chris Christie addresses the Council on Foreign Relations
Chris Christie has had a bump in the polls, and his national security credibility is part of the reason. At the Council on Foreign Relations, he showed why.
Syrian immigration: not here, not now.
Syrian refugees aren't tourists, and they aren't all widows and orphans. Obama's characterization of them as such ignores important national security issues.
The Iran deal and the 2016 elections
The side that's right about the Iran deal should reap the benefits; the other side should take a beating. The stakes are too high to ignore their votes.
Is a joint military, one armed service, possible?
Congressional penny pinching and corporate-style civilian micromanagement may one day transform the Coast Guard into America's lone national security force.
Baltimore riots expose American national security vulnerabilities
The last few months have shown that lawful order can be overrided by stoked rage, legitimate private interests can be shut down by public offense
Is the U.S. Government keeping America secure?
WASHINGTON, January 24, 2015 — The federal government is tasked with a handful of critical functions. The most important among these is to ensure national security. While voters have differing views on the centrality of government’s other functions, we are all on the same page when it comes to national security. September 11, 2001 was the first time ...