Tag: U.S. Military

Over the last 20 years, the United States has conducted more than 93,300 air strikes that killed between 22,679 and 48,308 civilians.

Can we finally give peace a try?

In the face of all this suffering, it’s clear that $21 trillion in spending hasn’t made us any safer.

The “war on terror”, due to its elusive nature as a war with blurry and unachievable objectives, has resulted in the west fighting an “endless war”.

“Our $21 trillion investment in militarism has cost far more than dollars.”

The U.S. has nothing to show for its efforts after trillions of dollars were spent on wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya, and beyond, but blood in the sand.

The Taliban opted to push the U.S. out, understandably not believing that Biden was anymore sincere about ending the war and leaving their country than were presidents Bush, Obama or Trump before him.

Let’s reinvent the U.S. military for real national defense...

While many American policy makers believe that their country is ‘exceptional’ and thus shouldn’t have to follow long established laws, other governments see the precedents they set and act accordingly.

A military spouse’s perspective on the Pentagon’s flawed response to the pandemic.