There was a White House executive order signed into law yesterday. “When appointed, the Council will be reviewing such matters as involving the National Guard of the various States; homeland defense; civil support; synchronization and integration of State and Federal military activities in the United States; and other matters of mutual interest pertaining to National […]

While the Obama administration sinks trillions of new dollars into social welfare programs that have a track record of failure, there are moves afoot to cut defense spending. Among the cuts Defense Secretary Robert Gates is proposing is the F-22 Raptor fighter jet program. Secretary Gates is focusing the Pentagon to address the smaller, lower-tech […]

“Why did Obama go to Baghdad?” He said that bringing US troops home is tied to making Iraq stable and not a safe haven for terrorists. Talking to military at Camp Victory, he said, “You will be critical in terms of us being able to make sure Iraq is stable, that it is not a […]

In the waning hours of the campaign season, Representative Jack Murtha (Democrat, Pennsylvania) is seeking help from MoveOn.org and every other fringe group he can find to hold on to his seat. Despite slandering our troops — falsely accusing them of killing innocent men, women, and children in Iraq — Jack Murtha was considered a […]

Last week — just outside Baghdad, at a palace once occupied by Saddam Hussein — Defense Secretary Robert Gates presided over an understated ceremony attended by top Iraqi and American officials. There, General David Petraeus handed over the flag of his command, the Multi-National Force, and said his farewells. The farewell came almost a year […]