Defense One

U.S. Army Paratroopers, assigned to 2nd Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a tactical ground movement through Pekha Valley, Achin District, Nangahar Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 3, 2017.

If Ukraine Is Impeachable, What’s Afghanistan?

A misguided war that drags on inconclusively for more than 18 years is, I submit, a great crime.

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House before departing, Monday, Dec. 2, 2019, in Washington.

Commentary White House Russia Congress

The ‘Russia Hoax’ Is a Hoax

A report by the FBI inspector general debunks the claims that the investigation into political interference by the Kremlin was a left-wing conspiracy to depose the president.

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The D Brief

House announces impeachment charges; NDAA nears passage; NORTHCOM ups force protection; Amazon’s JEDI complaints; and just a bit more…

House leaders announce impeachment articles against Donald Trump: New York Times: “House Democrats announced on Tuesday that they would move ahead this week with two articles of impeachment …

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Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, gives a medal to U.S. President George W. Bush at the presidential palace in Kabul, Afghanistan on Monday, Dec. 15, 2008.Afghan President Hamid Karzai, right, gives a medal to U.S. President George W. Bush at the pres

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Everyone Knew We Were Losing in Afghanistan

And everyone in charge insisted we were winning.

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Amazon Says Pentagon Got Almost Everything Wrong in JEDI Evaluation

Company officials say Trump’s beef with CEO Jeff Bezos led to “substantial and pervasive errors.”

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Smoke rises over Islamic State-held Baghouz, the last territory held by the militants in Syria, as U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) pound the area with air strikes and artillery on Monday, March 11, 2019.

Commentary Middle East Syria Iraq Iran

An End to Magical Thinking in the Middle East

It’s time to abandon the dogma that’s driven our foreign policy and led to so much disaster in the region.

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Innovation, Trust & Engagement: A Tech Revolution in the Public Sector

By working with trusted partners to smartly and correctly implement trusted tools, government and IT leaders can help to not just improve trust across the board, but also to improve engagement and innovation.

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Who’s Really to Blame for the ‘Ukraine Did It’ Conspiracy Theory?

Judging on the basis of public evidence, the narrative about Ukraine was propagated first and foremost by Americans, not Russian disinformation puppeteers.

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The D Brief

Pensacola shooting, treated as terror; Many US troops think Russia’s an ally; N.Korean test; U.S. leaders’ Afghanistan lies; And a bit more.

The FBI has opened a terrorism investigation into Friday’s deadly shooting at Pensacola’s Naval Air Station that killed four people, including the attacker. The incident was the second deadly …

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