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Why does the Army need to train to fight, when the threat of global warming looms?

As the rise of China pulls the world’s attention to East Asia, Americans are catching up on a relatively unfamiliar part of the world. Although Americans have been seeking their fortunes in Asia since the Empress of China sailed out of New York Harbor in 1784, the country as a whole is unfamiliar with the Indo-Pacific. For Americans to succeed in the 21st century, this will have to change.

 

Defeat can be an integral instrument of victory. War is a competition between thinking, scheming, determined adversaries. Gaining a decisive advantage over the enemy is the ultimate high-ground. Sometimes this critical competitive edge comes from losing battles—when the loss sparks the actions that lead to winning.

Replaying the video of President Bush's 2007 warning against a premature withdrawal U.S. troops from Iraq is all the rage. In the last 24 hours, millions of Americans have “gone to the tape."  But, unlike a referee’s decision in an NFL game, President Obama’s blown call on this question can't be reversed. There are no do-overs in war.   Still, Mr. Bush’s comments are more than a touchstone of thoughts about what might have been. They are worth reflecting upon, for they r...

U.S. President Joe Bideh has promised that the U.S. military will defend Taiwan if that island nation is attached, a statement that overshadowed the launch of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, writes Alex Frew McMillan

The Korean War began with the North Korean invasion of South Korea and was halted by an armistice without a formal peace treaty. Korea remains divided.

Shockingly it is not a nuclear weapon.

War is always chaotic, bloody, and tragic. Rarely is there an easy or clean battlefield victory.

Task Force Smith’s misfortunes had only just begun.