Obituaries have understated how much the late martial-arts star meant for Americans in the armed services. The post Chuck Norris, Patriot: Rest in Peace appeared first on The American Conservative .
Culture Chuck Norris, Patriot: Rest in Peace Obituaries have understated how much the late martial-arts star meant for Americans in the armed services. Somewhere on or near the Persian Gulf an American serviceman is at this moment scribbling a Chuck Norris joke (some call them Norris “facts”) on a porta-potty wall. It may be one everyone has heard a thousand times but still smiles at in the worst of conditions, or something new, to be repeated as it works its way across the Gulf on hangar walls and in mess halls, written on the sides of weapons to be dropped, or just passed on verbally as troops crouch in some bunker. It will make…Open
Aired 3/29/26 WEICHERT: I believe in the next couple of weeks you’re going to see more combat troops. We’re in an escalation trap, there’s no off ramp. It’ll be a disaster. Cycling in 82nd Airborne and Marines into Iran sounds insane. Not workable. It will get people killed.
The White House and the Pentagon are considering sending at least 10,000 additional combat troops to the Middle East in the coming days, according to a senior U.S. defense official. Why it matters: If the Trump administration decides to send extra troops, it will significantly increase the number of combat soldiers the U.S. has in the region. It is another signal that a U.S. ground operation in Iran is being seriously prepared. - The massive surge in ground troops is being considered as President Trump says the U.S. is negotiating with Iran on a deal to end the war. Iranian officials haven't agreed yet to hold a high-level meeting with the U.S. and they are suspicious that the U.S. diplomatic push is another trick. State of play:…
