The Iranian regime continues to embrace suicide terrorism as an important component of its military doctrine.

What is the best plan of attack--or lack thereof--regarding Iraq?

While Obama focuses on theproblems in Afghanistan, McCain goes after solutions.

A clever commander like McChrystal and the capable troops he leads will no doubt figure out how to make the most of what they have got. But a half-surge would seem to cut their prospects of winning by more than half.

After more than a decade of provocation and international dithering, we must stamp out the Somali pirate havens once and for all.

The threat of a $500 billion defense sequestration looms as a result of the Super Committee failure - a prospect that Secretary Panetta has called "potentially ruinous." Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Representative Howard "Buck" McKeon and some of his Senate colleagues have promised...

A weak Basij will be a serious problem if the Iranian regime becomes embattled.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: APRIL 7, 2008

General David H. Petraeus, commander of Multi-National Force-Iraq, and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker will testify tomorrow, Tuesday, April 8, 2008, and Wednesday, April 9, 2008, on the situation in Iraq. In