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On Sept. 2, the U.S. Department of Justice reported American agents had seized a corporate jet "owned and operated for the benefit" of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro. The agents seized the French-made Dassault Falcon 900EX in the Dominican Republic and then flew it to Florida.

DOJ's website added context. Attorney General Merrick Garland ...Read more

As I write this column, the Pentagon says the U.S. has no deployed aircraft carriers -- zero -- in the western Pacific Ocean. Two Pacific carriers have moved to the Middle East. The other carriers "in the region" are in U.S. West Coast ports -- not deployed at sea. Naval News reported Aug. 25 the carrier "gap" will continue for three weeks in ...Read more

August 2024 marks the third anniversary of the Biden-Harris administration's most consequential international policy action: the disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal.

Why Biden-Harris? Vice President Kamala Harris has said on several occasions she was "in the room" -- meaning in the decision loop -- when Joe Biden ordered a withdrawal based on ...Read more

The Pentagon is seeking short-term "fixes" for an old problem that has reached the point of crisis: the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard's warship and support vessel shortage -- their "hull deficit" in military jargon.

In a moment, I'll list four "semi-quick fix" proposals. The interim options buy time. They don't answer the interconnected ...Read more

The think piece has this compelling title: "America Isn't Ready for the Wars of the Future." Foreign Affairs published it on Aug. 5.

The noted authors: former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and former Google CEO Eric Schmidt.

Give the article this big plus: The messengers' notoriety means major media will notice. Pray the ...Read more

In July 2014, I wrote a column that included this troubling paragraph: "With a few teeth-clenching exceptions (the Korean War's MiG Alley battles), since 1944, American land, sea and air forces have enjoyed the military and diplomatic benefits of U.S. air superiority. Unfortunately, in 2014 there are strong indications that America's air ...Read more

Joe Biden's presidency is all but finished.

Unfortunately, the harm wrought by Biden's and his subordinates' short-term media cycle tactic of projecting "a different picture" has damaged U.S. national security in the long term. The distrust and cynicism the "different picture" scam bred will scar U.S. domestic politics for at least three ...Read more

"See something, say something." After the 9/11 disaster, that phrase served as a terse marching order for alert American citizens willing to help stop terror attacks on U.S. soil.

"See something, say something" is superb national security advice. 9/11 demonstrated America is under attack. Every citizen can contribute to the defense effort.

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On July 8, Reuters reported Belarus and China were conducting joint military exercises a few kilometers from the Belarus-Poland border.

No one sane would associate the exercise's code name, Falcon Assault, with peace-keeper training.

Poland also borders Ukraine, which is due south of Belarus. In February 2022, Russian tanks and mechanized ...Read more

The June 27 televised Biden-Trump debate fully exposed America's and the Free World's most grave strategic weakness: dominant mass media organizations that fail to hold their favored government, economic and media elites accountable for policy failures.

Strategic weakness -- that's a Washington wonk way of saying "a social, political or ...Read more

In 2024, is the U.S. as physically and economically secure as it was when Joe Biden became president in January 2021?

That ought to be the decisive question in every serious presidential debate.

For mature and prudent voters -- they exist -- security issues are always the determinative issues. Gut-truth pollsters interested in finding the ...Read more

In 2024 -- or even 2028 -- can the U.S. fight and win two major simultaneous wars, one in Europe and one in the western Pacific?

I'll answer the question -- but first let's review the history of the "win two at once" strategy.

The concrete foundation of "win two at once" was poured at Pearl Harbor. December 1941, Britain faced Hitler. Then ...Read more