After decades of war supported by both the Democrats and Republicans, there may be no bigger and serious issue facing our nation. With nearly 700 military bases in over 130 countries, the United States has and continues to be the largest military force in the world. Over the next several election cycles, a serious look at U.S. foreign policy will address the cost of such great power and what military actions are in our nation’s best long-term interest.
The UN Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty ended late Thursday night with a failure to adopt a treaty by consensus. The adoption of the text was opposed by three countries: Iran, Syria and North Korea.
Let me remind you, this was not just support for the president because I thought it made me a good American. I wanted to support the Republican president.
This week marks the tenth anniversary of the war in Iraq and many people look back on the eight year military conflict with regret.
With the UN Conference on the Arms trade treaty beginning on Monday, the US need to show some leadership and stay committed to reaching a strong treaty.
Best Liberal Arts Colleges put together an infographic examining the cost of US wars. From the Revolutionary War to to the war in Afghanistan the numbers are staggering.
On Friday, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled National Security Letters (NSL) unconstitutional. In her ruling, Illston wrote that an NSL “violates the First Amendment”…
Last week in Argentina, a trial began, charging five former intelligence and military officials of kidnapping, torturing, and killing left-wing activists under the country’s military rule which lasted from 1976-1983.
