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Remember Doha While Eyes Are on Islamabad
Taliban Fluffer, Zalmay “Wataan Faroosh” Khalizad, Gives Away the Game with Mullah
As a tenuous ceasefire holds, Vice President JD Vance—who has been leaking his unhappiness about the war to the New York Times—is leading ceasefire talks i...
The American Way of Losing Wars - Blame Our Allies
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It’s been a busy last few weeks at work and home. My ability to write, as always, is often tempered by that. Accordingly, I’ve indefinitely paused all paid subscriptions. It’ll stay that way. I enjoy writing, but unless I have somet...
America’s Lost Wars Were Someone Else’s Wars
The 173rd Airborne Brigade's legacy was written in blood long before the mountains of Afghanistan or the sands of Iraq. It was carved into the jungles of Vietnam—where 1,790 Sky Soldiers gave their lives and 8,500 wounded in one of the most...
Are We Winning?
A U.S. Sailor, assigned to Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mahan (DDG 72), scans the horizon as starboard lookout as the ship prepares to conduct strike operations in support of Operation Epic Fury, March 3, 2026. (U.S. Nav...
The War's Most Predictable Move
And It Happened Anyway
Before I get started on the war analysis, I’d like to toot my own horn a bit. Tuesday’s essay about Joe Kent predicted that he would shortly materialize on Tucker Carlson’s show.
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A war survivor, making his way through modern American society.
Nasirullah John Safi, a multilingual writer, journalist, and wounded U.S. military combat interpreter, shares gripping stories of war and resilience. Based in the PacificNW, he authored Get the Terp Up Here! and Indispensable. New book coming soon.
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