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The US Is Losing in Afghanistan
On FPF #448, I discuss several news stories that are being ignored as the media obsessively covers impeachment. In Afghanistan, a US plane was downed and the UN announced it needs to provide basic aid to an additional three million Afghans this year. The US Embassy in...
Trump Is Right: Afghanistan Is A ‘Loser War’
"After three years of the Trump presidency, the Washington Post is breathlessly reporting that Donald Trump is a boor who insults everyone, including generals used to respect and even veneration. He’s had the impertinence to ask critical questions of his military...
Iraqis Protest U.S. Troop Presence
From CNN. "Hundreds of thousands of protesters marched through Baghdad on Friday calling for US troops to leave Iraq, heeding the call of powerful Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr who called for a "Million Man March." The Telegraph is reporting that U.S. and British...
A Beautiful Epitaph For Christopher Tolkien
By Bradley J. Birzer in The American Conservative.
US Officials Have A ‘Disincentive’ to Tell the Truth
On FPF #444, I discuss the Congressional hearing of the Inspector General for the Afghan War. During his testimony, he said US officials have a "disincentive" to tell the truth about the situation in Afghanistan, and we have created a situation that basically requires...
The Fallout and Lies of the Soleimani Assassination
On FPF #443, I discuss the fallout of the Soleimani assassination and the lies the Trump administration is telling. Trump and his team have had to walk back all their claims that Soleimani was an imminent threat. Now, Pompeo has claimed the decision was made to...
What Percentage Of Your Life Has The US Been At War?
Philip Bump at The Washington Post Nearly a quarter of Americans have never experienced the U.S. in a time of peace
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