We are being very quickly drawn into the conflict in Syria, and no one seems to care.
Well, Americans don't care, but everyone else in the world does. They care a lot.
On the same day that Shia militias from both Syria and Iraq met at the border for the first time in years, and Iran made a show of force, the U.S.
Numerous news outlets are now reporting that President Trump has authorized Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis to send 4,000 more American soldiers to Afghanistan, admitting that many of these will serve in direct combat roles.
“Strategy without tactics is the slowest route to victory. Tactics without strategy is the noise before defeat.”
- Sun Tzu quotes
The Tanf military base is a lonely, desert oasis roughly 10 miles inside Syria near the Jordan border, and about 100 miles south of Palmyra.
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
Flashpoint: a spark which initiates an explosion.
If you liked the most recent Iraq war, you'll absolutely love war with Iran.
Make no mistake, war with Iran will be an epic disaster. A Napoleon invading Russia in 1812 level of catastrophe.
But facts and reality has never been enough to change Donald Trump's mind.
Trump has loaded his cabinet of trusted advisers with anti-Iran warhawks.
The Battle of Mosul has been going on for seven months now - longer than Stalingrad.
More than 90% of Mosul has been liberated from ISIS, leaving an area of just 9 square-kilometers. The fight for the last 10% promises to be catastrophically awful.
