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There are skeptics both inside and outside the government who doubt Obama’s new plan to arm the Syrian rebels can work.

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“You just don’t take anything off the table up front, which it appears the administration has tried to do,” said Mattis.

The clash between Obama’s repeated guarantees that the U.S. will not deploy “boots on the ground” and the comments of its military officials deepened skepticism on Capitol Hill.

The Mideast may have the spotlight right now, but it’s not the only area that has the Army of Chief of Staff worried.

There are times the United States does not need an enemy in going to war. It poses enough of a threat to itself without any foreign help.

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“The pesh merga’s struggles are just one in a series of problems that have hit Iraqi Kurdistan, a proud region of Kurdish-speaking people…”

President Barack Obama vowed on Wednesday the United States will not fight another ground war in Iraq.

President Barack Obama is fond of publicly declaring that there will be “no boots on the ground” when commenting on the Syria, Iraq, and Islamic State crises.

U.S. Central Command leadership will brief President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel this morning at MacDill Air Force Base.

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As Gen. John Allen, one of the very best NATO commanders in history, takes up responsibility for building such a group to face the IS in Iraq and Syria, here are some thoughts on the start-up phase...

President Obama has outlined a strategy to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL). In order to defeat ISIL, we have to understand what makes them tick.

The United States has essentially been at war in Iraq for 24 straight years. It began with Operation Desert Shield on August 7, 1990, with the first American fatality occurring just five days later.

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Many crises are best addressed with the innovation and discreetness of SOF, but others require the mass that only conventional forces bring to bear.

Development of a first principle is akin to boiling down information to uncover the elemental truth that lies within.

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The US National Security apparatus should have a dedicated focus on supporting our allies by helping them to secure their vital infrastructure.

"On Wednesday, President Obama outlined his strategy for dealing with ISIS. It is a strategy set up for failure, because the means are insufficient to the desired ends."

“An independent Scotland is the potential tipping point for a new round of European disorder at a time when neither the continent nor the world can afford such activity.”

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