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A Clear Attempt to Mislead and Deceive the American People

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At The American Conservative, Barbara Boland dives into the recently released “Afghanistan Papers.” These documents, uncovered by a Washington Post Freedom of Information Act litigation, illustrate what Boland calls “a clear attempt to mislead and deceive the American people.” She writes: After an extensive investigation and a three-year long Freedom of Information Act legal battle, TheWashington Post released a […]

Afghanistan: Top Military Leaders Have Consistently Misled Public

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Yesterday the Washington Post released a story highlighting the vast differences in the public statements government officials have made regarding the never-ending war in Afghanistan and their own private sentiments to one another. Back in August, John Glaser, director of foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute, and John Mueller, a senior fellow at Cato, […]

Trump Stops NATO from Making a Terrible Mistake

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At National Review, Conrad Black explains President Trump’s success in steering NATO away from the failed policies of previous presidents. He writes (abridged): It has been a challenge to define a new role for NATO. Presidents Clinton and George W. Bush allowed NATO to degenerate into “an alliance of the willing,” which in practice meant […]

The Nutty Idea that Ukraine Should Join NATO

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At LewRockwell.com, David Stockman explains why Ukraine joining NATO is such a terrible idea. He writes (abridged): As Nikolas K. Gvosdev of the US Naval War College has written, Russia and Ukraine share a 1,500-mile border where Ukraine “nestles up against the soft underbelly of the Russian Federation.” Gvosdev elaborates: “The worst nightmare of the […]

Russia Has Zero Modern Aircraft Carrier Strike Groups

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At LewRockwell.com, David Stockman dismantles the notion that Russia is a military threat to the United States. He writes (abridged): The idea that Russia presents a national security threat to America is laughable. Not only would Putin never risk nuclear suicide, but even that fantasy is the extent of what he’s got. That is, Russia’s […]

Impeachment’s “Utterly Preposterous” Washington Witness Testimony

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At LewRockwell.com, David Stockman warns Democrats that their “utterly preposterous testimony about the Russkie threat and Ukrainian ‘front line’” could alert Americans to the “absurdity of the entire Cold War 2.0 campaign.” He writes: But in their frenzied pursuit of the Donald’s political scalp, the Dems may be inadvertently sabotaging their Deep State masters. That’s […]

Macron and Trump to Meet in London Regarding NATO

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At The American Spectator, Joseph A. Harriss explains that Emmanuel Macron and President Trump will have much to discuss at a planned meeting in London before a summit celebrating NATO’s 70th anniversary. He writes (abridged): Nervous self-congratulation will be the order of the day next week in London as representatives of the 29 member nations […]

Russia Can’t Project a Military Offensive Very Far

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In a wide-ranging piece at LewRockwell.com, David Stockman dismantles the case for backing Ukraine against Russia, and justifies his position by explaining the real state of the Russian “threat.” He calls the country a “kleptocratic state sitting atop an aging third-rate economy with virtually zero capacity to project 21st-century offensive military power beyond its own […]

Interventionists Would Commit America to More War Guarantees

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Are Americans willing to commit to a nuclear war with Russia to protect the smallest nations in its sphere of influence? It’s unlikely many Americans, tired from endless intervention in the Middle East, will see their way to blessing a war with Russia over countries they can’t find on the map. Pat Buchanan writes in […]

Russia a Failing Power, Ukraine, a Failed State.

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At LewRockwell.com, David Stockman explains that the left and the neocons are hell-bent on attacking President Trump because he rejects their “Russian bogeyman” theories. This is Part I of a series on Stockman’s views on Russia and America. He writes (abridged): Sometimes you need to call a spade a spade, and Tuesday’s testimony before Adam’s […]