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Iran

October 2, 2020

Avoid the Next 'Dumb' War

JCPOA, or No JCPOA, War With Iran Is a Non-Starter While on the campaign trail, President Trump labeled the 2003 invasion of Iraq a “dumb war,” and...

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Land (Conventional Warfare)

October 2, 2020

Requiem for Failure—Operation IRAQI FREEDOM, a 15th Anniversary to Forget

The Iraq War, the war of my youth, broke my heart, damaged the republic and fractured the Middle East. So why do some in Washington insist it was a...

Danny Sjursen • RealClearDefense

Military Strategy

October 2, 2020

The Next Phase of America's War in Syria

As we have seen time and time again, regime changes and extended military occupations are a bad bet and a worse investment for the United States....

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Military History

October 2, 2020

Reflections on War: The Day bin Laden Died

At this point it has become a cliché. Everyone knows where he or she was when JFK was shot.

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