“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” –Winston Churchill We met at a conference here in Washington DC several years ago, and I knew him from his reputation based on the national reporting after he had been a whistleblower to Congress about malfeasance in the Department of […]
Special Operations Warrior Foundation aids the US forces at the tip of the spear
As evidenced by the tragedy Wednesday in Niger, America’s Special Operations Forces remain at the tip of the spear in this long war. Our Special Operators are serving in high-risk areas of hostility such as Libya, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, Niger and over 70 other countries around the world every day. It takes a special […]
Congratulations, President Trump! Now what? Reversing the ostrich complex
The views expressed in this paper are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of Defense or the U.S. Government. Reversing the Ostrich Complex “ISIL [The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant] is not ‘Islamic.’” – President Barack Obama[1] “If you tell a lie big […]