Tag: military

The difference between success and failure in any struggle is the soundness of the strategy.

The destabilization of the country is at least partially a result of the NATO intervention in nearby Libya

Donald Trump is inheriting the scariest tools of aggression imaginable. A new book explores their dark legacy.

It remains to be seen how much of this plan will be realized and how much was just campaign rhetoric.

“Empires fold up when either they get overrun or their citizens have had enough.”

“It seems a little unlikely that PM al-Abadi cares about U.S. electoral problems. He has his own reasons for wanting to roll up al-Qaeda in Iraq quickly. But his timetable could play into Hillary Clinton’s hands.”

Keeping Track of U.S. Special Ops in Africa.

“War is so deeply embedded in the psyche of this government that extracting it would take a minor miracle.”

Leaving military insularity, unit loyalty, and the pressure of combat aside, however, here are seven other factors I’ve witnessed, which combine to inhibit dissent within military circles.

When AFRICOM evaluates itself, the news is grim.