Tag: war

The cost of the global so-called war on terror will soon surpass $6 trillion.

“If you look for instance at the surges in Ku Klux Klan membership, they align more consistently with the return of veterans from combat and the aftermath of war than they do with anti-immigration, populism, economic hardship or any of the other factors that historians have typically used to explain them."

Still trapped in a greater Middle Eastern quagmire, the U.S. military prepares for global combat.

An attack on either Russia or China could very well go nuclear, in which case there will be no winners. There will be no one around period to plant flags or declare victory.

"In sum, high costs in war and war-related spending pose a national security concern because they are unsustainable."

It's a war as brutal as the one in Syria. Will the Trump administration pay any serious attention to it?

The move ensured that Republicans can avoid voting on the bill – a vote in which they would have to choose between standing up against a war that has killed more than 15,000 civilians or angering President Donald Trump.

The media is missing the real story on the peninsula. If that gives Koreans space to lead, maybe that's not such a bad thing.

Ending war is not impossible. Far from it, in fact. But it is going to take a phenomenal amount of intelligent strategic effort, courage and commitment.

A veteran and parent can’t stop thinking about the war he fought.