A drone attack from Iraq forced Saudi Arabia to close its East-West pipeline, the kingdom said, threatening a key workaround to Iran’s Persian Gulf blockade.
A new book reveals the hubris and ignorance that turned the War on Terror into a disaster. The post In the Wake of Bush’s Failures appeared first on The American Conservative .
War War In the Wake of Bush’s Failures A new book reveals the hubris and ignorance that turned the War on Terror into a disaster. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images All the Presidents’ Wars: Twenty-Five Years of America’s War on Terror, by Peter Bergen with David Sterman, W.W. Norton & Company, 401 pages. No one can forget seeing the Twin Towers collapse and the Pentagon burn. We were glued to televisions and radios before the advent of smartphones. We were terrified, confused, wounded, and, as the initial shock began to subside, vengeful. Our collective sense of safety…Open
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Twenty-five years have passed since America experienced the devastating terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. While our nation was forever changed, countless patriotic Americans answered a call to serve, joining the mission to hunt down those responsible and defend the country they love. In this powerful NEWSMAX special, host Greg Kelly sits down with eight veterans whose lives were profoundly shaped by 9/11. Together with the Wounded Warrior Project, NEWSMAX shares the extraordinary stories of men and women who volunteered for service in the aftermath of the attacks, endured the realities of combat, and returned home facing physical and mental challenges while fighting to reclaim the lives they left behind. From the battlefields of…
MS NOW’s David Rohde joins Morning Joe to discuss covering 9/11 from Ground Zero 25 years ago and his reporting on Two Americans whose lives were forever changed on that day – a Marine who fought in Afghanistan and Iraq, and a CIA officer who hunted Osama bin Laden.
Political leaders failed the troops and their families. Americans must wake up and demand better. The post Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, We Owe the Next Generation a Better Strategy appeared first on The American Conservative .
Military Military Twenty-Five Years After 9/11, We Owe the Next Generation a Better Strategy Political leaders failed the troops and their families. Americans must wake up and demand better. Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images I remember September 11, 2001 clearly. Watching the attacks unfold on television while sitting in a classroom as a junior in high school, I immediately sensed the world had changed—but I didn’t know exactly how. My oldest sister was already serving on active duty in the U.S. Navy, and less than two years later, she would be deployed on a…Open
Interviews with two veterans in Congress highlight how the terrorist attacks that sparked wars in Iraq and Afghanistan changed the nation’s politics but did not leave its leaders with monolithic views.
“The attacks of 9/11 created a generation of Gold Star families,” said Kimberly Hazelgrove, an Army intelligence analyst whose husband died in Iraq.
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The ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran has driven oil prices back above $100 per barrel, raising concerns over global energy supplies and inflationary pressures. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Oil prices rose above $100 per barrel for the first time since July following U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday, reportedly in […]
The ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran has driven oil prices back above $100 per barrel, raising concerns over global energy supplies and inflationary pressures. PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: Oil prices rose above $100 per barrel for the first time since July following U.S. strikes on Iranian oil tankers on Tuesday, reportedly in response to missile attacks targeting a U.S. Navy warship. Iran retaliated by striking at a U.S. military base in Jordan, while Houthi forces backed by Tehran launched attacks on Saudi Arabian oil infrastructure . DETAIL: The Iran war has disrupted energy markets, with Brent crude briefly exceeding $100 per barrel after the exchanges before settling around $99.50. British and European Union gas prices…Open