America made a promise to these men and women of the Greatest Generation and, frankly, we broke it.
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- The battle of Hostomel was arguably the most critical battle of the Russo-Ukrainian war to date.
- Lee, Benning, Beauregard, Gordon, Rucker all fought to keep people from a different race as property. They do not deserve to be lionized by the successor to the Union Army.
- In December 2019, Alexandra Hall Hall resigned from her post as Brexit counselor at the British Embassy in Washington, DC. She explains her choice and that of other principled resigners: tnsr.org/2021/10/should…
- The U.S. military should not push the Ukrainian military to conduct a high-risk form of warfare in the hope of a spectacular victory.
- You cannot separate a soldier from the causes he or she served.
- It takes years of work to make possible what is happening on NATO's eastern flank
- The United States and its European allies are already in the midst of a full-blown proxy war with Russia.
- Finland has always assumed a pragmatic, hands-on approach to national defense.
- The stage was set for Putin. He blew it.
- Read Executive Order 9981, which was issued by President Harry Truman 73 years ago today and ended racial segregation in the U.S. military.
- It is in the interest of the United States to counter Chinese pressure and to be prepared to help defend Taiwan with military force if it ever comes to it.
- Congratulations to Jane Vaynman of Temple University, for taking home first prize in the inaugural Janne Nolan competition for the best article on national security/international affairs!
- Get to know five exemplary soldiers the Army should honor by naming posts after them
