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Guest AuthorNovember 11, 2016

Each time I have the privilege of meeting the heroes who wore our nation’s uniform, I am reminded they represent the very best of America. From World War II and Korea, to Vietnam and Iraq and Afghanistan, we would not be the nation we are today without those who served. Veterans Day is an important […]

Ryan RayMay 5, 2016

U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham paid a surprise visit to Afghanistan this week to visit American mothers serving overseas and Afghan women working towards gender equality. The visit was part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation to the war-torn nation, where a series of foreign occupiers and long-term civil strife has made life difficult for all Afghans, particularly women. Graham […]

Guest AuthorApril 4, 2016

Did you hear recently that a significant number of U.S. troops will soon be heading back to Iraq? The subdued announcement came on the heels of yet another major terror attack in Europe. First Paris, now Brussels, have illustrated the vulnerability of the West to attacks by Islamic extremists. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs […]

Guest AuthorFebruary 26, 2016

Marco Rubio poses as a national security expert. Perhaps among the Republican contenders, he’s the closest thing they’ve got. In which case, God help us all. A Washington Post story over the weekend indicates that Rubio’s interest in national security was just a pose from the beginning. As a rising star in the Florida House, […]

Jac VerSteegFebruary 25, 2016

Marco Rubio poses as a national security expert. Perhaps among the Republican contenders he’s the closest thing they’ve got. In which case, God help us all. A Washington Post story over the weekend indicates that Rubio’s interest in national security was just a pose from the beginning. As a rising star in the Florida House, […]

Associated PressJanuary 5, 2016

A Florida judge who was ordered off the bench for berating and threatening to fight an assistant public defender is asking that his removal be for medical rather than disciplinary reasons. Brevard County Judge John Murphy on Monday asked the Florida Supreme Court for a rehearing in his case. Murphy says his removal should be […]

Guest AuthorNovember 9, 2015

It’s Veterans Day on Wednesday and I’m even more excited than usual. In researching this column, I learned that as a Vietnam veteran I may be eligible to collect VA disability benefits because I have diabetes – even though I’m sure my tedious year at Phu Cat Air Force Base has nothing to do with […]

Guest AuthorNovember 8, 2015

It’s Veterans Day on Wednesday and I’m even more excited than usual. In researching this column, I learned that as a Vietnam veteran I may be eligible to collect VA disability benefits because I have diabetes – even though I’m sure my tedious year at Phu Cat Air Force Base has nothing to do with […]

Mitch PerryOctober 15, 2015

It doesn’t happen very often, but nobody can accuse of Marco Rubio opposing everything that Barack Obama does on the foreign policy front. The Florida Republican Senator and presidential candidate said today that he welcomes Obama’s announcement that the U.S. will maintain much of its current level of 9,800 troops in Afghanistan through the end of […]

Mitch PerryJuly 6, 2015

In an interview with the conservative Daily Caller regarding his foreign policy views, Jeb Bush says that unlike when the U.S. re-established relations with communist governments in China and Vietnam, the U.S. is getting “nothing” out of its rapprochement with Cuba. “The difference between, say, China or Vietnam is we got something in return when we […]

Tag: Afghanistan

Gus Bilirakis: Keeping our nation’s promise to Veterans

Ahead of Mother’s Day, Gwen Graham makes congressional visit to Afghanistan

Steve Kurlander: We need to bring back TR’s big stick

Jac VerSteeg: Marco Rubio is a national security shirker

Jac VerSteeg: Marco Rubio is a national security shirker

Judge removed from bench asks for rehearing

Tom O’Hara: Don’t thank me for my service, just send my disability check

Tom O’Hara: Don’t thank me for my service, just send my disability check

Marco Rubio applauds part of Obama’s decision to keep more boots on the ground in Afghanistan

Jeb Bush says U.S. getting “nothing” out of restored relations with Cuba