People Should Know When They’re Conquered

Quintus: People should know when they’re conquered. Maximus: Would you Quintus? Would I? Gladiator, 2000 Two short clips, one from yesterday, one from last month, that are foundational to the war in the Middle East. If you don’t understand why the endure, what...

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War Is Too Easy: Tyranny of the Warmongers

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Making war shouldn’t be this easy. With the Iran War, two men determined America’s attack on Iran, and one was a foreign leader. The latest aggression against Iran is inconceivable without Bibi Netanyahu and...

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Stop the Unhinged Threats Against Oman

The Trump administration continues to threaten Oman over its role as a trusted mediator with Iran: Three months later, that neutral stance is beginning to backfire. Washington increasingly interprets Oman’s approach toward Tehran as hostile to America and, according...

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William Astore on Trump’s Dream Military

Reprinted from Bracing Views with the author’s permission. Today I went on “Judging Freedom” with Judge Napolitano to talk about President Trump’s so-called dream military. And at $1.5 trillion (or even higher) in FY 2027, it’s already nightmarishly expensive. What is...

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