Testosterone, No-Nonsense, and Toughness Pete Hegseth has apparently solved the complicated problem of national defense. For decades, military planners worried about strategy, logistics, intelligence, training, technological superiority and competent leadership....
On August 14, Trump said: “After we finish defeating Iran … pretty soon I’ll be declaring the Hormuz Strait a territory of the United States.” He had already claimed the U.S. had “total control” of the strait and suggested America might “keep it.” (CNN Transcripts)...
Donald Trump promised Americans something wonderfully simple about foreign policy: No more stupid wars. Apparently, the important word was “more or perhaps stupid” as this war is yet another and certainly stupid. The United States entered the war with Iran in...
To Those Aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln, Please Stop Complaining. Donald Trump loves the American military. Especially the parts involving flags, salutes, fighter jets, aircraft carriers, uniforms, parades, and Donald Trump standing somewhere in the middle of the...
“Not Nearly Long Enough”, said Donald Trump—Unless You’re Actually on the Ship The USS Abraham Lincoln has now been deployed for more than 260 days, including more than 240 uninterrupted days at sea. It has gone more than 200 days without a port call....
Donald Trump has encountered a deeply troubling foreign-policy problem. Iran will not do what he tells it to do. This is particularly confusing because Trump has already tried nearly everything in his diplomatic toolbox: threats, bombing, more threats, name-calling,... 
