Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The Trump administration’s attempt to strongarm South Korea into a large increase in spending on the basing of U.S. troops has failed:Trump, they say, already rejected what was probably Seoul’s best offer...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Iran has been seeking a loan from the International Monetary Fund for the first time in almost sixty years to help them fight the pandemic. The U.S. is expected to block the loan:The US plans to block Iran’s requested...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly just made things much worse for himself and the Navy by delivering an attack on Capt. Crozier in a speech to the crew of the USS Theodore Roosevelt. It will come as no surprise...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The backlash to the Navy’s punishment of Capt. Crozier has been intense, and some influential members of Congress are denouncing the decision to relieve him of command:NEW: @RepSpeier, who chairs the House Armed...
Gil Barndollar and Sam Long do an excellent job of making the case against the noxious U.S.-Saudi relationship:These attacks on individuals, however, paled in comparison to the Kingdom’s military misjudgments. The war in Yemen, pushed by Mohammed bin Salman when he...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Jackson Diehl comments on Mike Pompeo’s terrible performance during the coronavirus crisis:Has any secretary of state been worse in an emergency? It’s impossible to think of a more feckless performance since World...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.The Wall Street Journal predictably rejects sanctions relief for Iran, but it is worth noting that they have to tell a lot of lies to make their argument:Easing sanctions would shore up the regime’s shaky position...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.This week marks the fifth anniversary of the start of the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led military intervention in Yemen. The war has not ended, and the humanitarian crisis created by the war has only grown worse over time. I...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.Barbara Slavin comments on the dire situation in Iran that has been made worse by U.S. economic warfare:Iranian animosity toward the US is understandable, given the Trump administration’s decision to quit the 2015 Iran...
Originally appeared at The American Conservative.U.S. forces in Iraq continues to come under fire with another rocket attack Saturday that targeted the same base that was hit earlier in the week. Iraqi officials are insisting that our troops withdraw from the...
