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1 week ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
On June 10, President Donald Trump kicked off the activities commemorating the birth of the US Army, which would culminate in a grand parade in Washington, DC. Americans could not have had a better overture to the semiquincentennial celebration festivities celebrating its 250 years as America’s storied military service, President Trump addressed the soldiers at Fort Bragg.
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2 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
It was just a matter of time. Israel launched a major strike against Iran’s nuclear research and military sites early Friday morning, keeping the promise of making sure Iran doesn’t achieve nuclear weapons. The world’s top sponsor of terrorism didn’t take it sitting down, however, launching hundreds of missiles into Israel later in the day. Talks between Iran and the US had stalled.
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2 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Liberals blame President Donald Trump for the violence in Los Angeles. What else is new? But the root of the chaos on the streets of the City of Angels goes beyond one troubled metropolis. It addresses the fundamental issue of whether a nation has the right to preserve and defend its sovereignty and, by extension, its national security.
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2 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Since the beginning of America, there has been a need for the citizen-soldier. More than three and a half centuries ago, the Massachusetts Bay Colony organized and trained what would become the National Guard. On Dec. 13, 1636, the colonists formed a part-time militia to protect the fledgling band of New Worlders from hostile Native American tribes.
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2 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Not long ago, there was near hysteria over unexplained unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) sightings around and over military installations. Warnings of the potential national security breaches of explosive-laden large UAVs and first-person view (FPV) drone attacks were the news of the day.
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3 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... President Donald Trump revealed on June 4 that he had another phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Trump’s posting on Truth Social was cryptic on the content of the 75-minute conversation, but the bottom line was that peace between Ukraine and Russia is not right around the corner.
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3 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Seldom in war does the weaker side deliver a decisively devastating blow to the stronger. However, that may be just what happened last weekend (May 31-June 1). Ukraine launched a small drone attack deep into Russia that significantly damaged or destroyed an estimated 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers. Like that of the United States, Russia’s strategic bomber force is a key element of its nuclear triad.
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3 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Every sitting administration provides the American people with a National Security Strategy (NSS). The Pentagon issues a complementary National Defense Strategy (NDS). These documents are published to inform US citizens as well as allies, friends, and adversaries how the administration intends to keep the nation and its interests secure with an all-of-government strategic plan.
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3 weeks ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... Less than five months into President Donald Trump’s second term, the vestiges of the failed Biden foreign policy continue to turn up. Such missteps are no more apparent than when examining China’s presence threatening US security interests – everywhere. Pick your favorite region, continent, or country. The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is busy attempting to put US interests at risk.
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1 month ago | 
libertynation.com | Dave Patterson
Loading the Elevenlabs Text to Speech AudioNative Player... It can be difficult – almost paradoxical – to reconcile a loving God with the horrors of war. Yet, for the believer, it’s hard not to see a creator vitally interested in the affairs of his creation as an integral – no, essential – player in man’s destiny, even when that destiny is the inhumanity of man meted out on his fellow man.
