Military superiority without a coherent strategy is useless. Perhaps worse. Perhaps dangerous. We attacked Iran based on the assumption that a nation run by religious zealots would fold and wave the white flag within days. That did not happen. It was never going to happen. We eventually pivoted to blockading the Straits of Hormuz on the assumption that the Iranians would return to the negotiating table and capitulate. That did not happen. It is unlikely to happen. The Iranian leaders with whom we are dealing now are even more committed to the existential struggle against the West than the ones we killed. They are already moving to prepare for a continued asymmetric fight, expanding this war, and digging in for the long haul. We would…Open
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As the war with Iran drags on and expands, the danger of terrorist attacks here at home increases. What exactly are Iranian sleeper cells, and what is the real danger they pose? Watch here Originally published by AND Magazine’s Ground TruthOpen
State of the Union: For the first time in over a decade, the country will have no permanent American military presence. The post U.S. Troops Leave Syria appeared first on The American Conservative .
The United States finished handing over all its major military bases in Syria to the new government, ending a decade of American military presence in the country. U.S. troops were first stationed there in 2015 as part of the fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Syria’s foreign ministry and the U.S. military’s Central Command said Thursday that the transfer of major sites was complete, marking a new phase of cooperation without permanent American outposts. The U.S. will continue training and assisting Syrian security forces, including in operations against ISIS remnants in the country, but without maintaining a permanent force there. The withdrawal is a major political coup for Syria’s President Ahmed…Open