Sources close to former Army Staff Sergeant David Bellavia have confirmed that the White House will be upgrading Bellavia’s Silver Star for actions during the 2004 Battle of Fallujah to …
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Beto O’Rourke, who is vying for the Democratic Presidential nomination, accused President Donald Trump of taking another step towards war in the Middle East. O’Rourke slammed Trump’s decision to send …
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Iran is a Threat to American Troops in Iraq, Has Been for Years
While serving in Iraq in 2008 and 2009, my reconnaissance platoon was assigned an unusual mission a few months into our deployment. We were to move into the southeastern Maysan …
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Amid Tensions with Iran, American Personnel Ordered to Leave Iraq
As tensions with Iran have been on a steady rise in recent weeks, the Trump administration has ordered all non-essential American personnel to leave Iraq. According to reports, the State …
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We’ve all viewed the scenes from Venezuela with disgust. A corrupt socialist dictator is abusing his people and violently hanging on to power with help from the Cubans and Russians. …
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Two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II planes carried out an airstrike against an Islamic State tunnel network in Iraq on Tuesday, marking the first use of the sophisticated aircraft …
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Even After Fall of the Caliphate, the War on ISIS Continues
Despite the sound victory the American-led coalition achieved over the Islamic State in recent months, the war against ISIS continues. This is an important point to get across, and get …
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President Trump Ends Drone Strike Civilian Death Reporting
Left over from the Barack Obama presidency, President Donald Trump has revoked a requirement that requires the U.S. intelligence community to report the number of civilians killed in U.S. drone …
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In a stunning defeat for a former U.S. administration, U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), bolstered by American air power, have reduced the footprint of the ISIS caliphate to a walk-in …
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Troop Withdrawal from Syria: Finally or Foolishly?
by Morgan Deaneby Morgan DeaneWith President Trump’s announcement of withdrawing troops from Syria and the resulting debate, the timeline reveals several important fault lines in the American debate. The first point is that it’s …