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Navy Captain (and Astronaut) @StationCDRKelly asked me last night "how can you sabotage a Russian T72"He has contacts who can get this information to those young Russian soldiers who see

The National Security Advisor @jakejsullivan just briefed what might happen next.His brief fits well into my desire to provide a on what both sides face in the next weeks/months.Key

A new stream on an unfortunate topic: battlefield deaths & casualties.Last night, @ErinBurnett on @CNN asked me why it seemed the casualty rates on the RU side were so high.I

I said it yesterday on @cnn, I'll say it again today.Having worked w/ UKR's army, I expected them to be very good. And they have been better than I expected.Having

After one of my @CNN appearances, one of the anchors asked me off-air why I had confidence in Ukraine's army to push back agains the illegal Russian military onslaught.I used

Gettysburg is one of my favorite places, I’ve been there hundreds of times. It’s extremely wise for @joebiden to go there to speak about national unity and our values. Lincoln’s

"The plan to pull US troops from the long-time NATO ally has been met with broad bipartisan opposition amid concerns that it will weaken the US military's position vis a

Report of Russia bounties on US Troops in Afghanistan is shocking but not surprising. There was intel on their arms transfers and support of the Taliban months ago.Putin wants payback

Couple things, for context, when discussing deployment of active forces in the US:1. National Guard forces spend significant training time preparing for domestic disturbances. They train on & have equipment

COVID and South Carolina primary are driving US cable news, so here's a brief updates on national security issues:1) On the eve of planned signing of Afghan Peace Plan and

It's Friday afternoon, the start of the Memorial Day Weekend. All the remembrances, all the ceremonies, will be different this year because of the pandemic. Fewer speeches, less time gathering

The Hippocratic oath. Most know simply as "do no harm."But it's much, much more. "I will use treatment to help the sick...but never with a view to injury or wrong-doing.