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L. Todd Wood

L. Todd Wood, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, flew special operations helicopters supporting SEAL Team 6, Delta Force and others. After leaving the military, he pursued his other passion, finance, spending 18 years on Wall Street trading emerging market debt, and later, writing. The first of his many thrillers is "Currency." Todd is a contributor to Fox Business, Newsmax TV, Moscow Times, the New York Post, the National Review, Zero Hedge and others. For more information about L. Todd Wood, visit LToddWood.com.

Articles by L. Todd Wood

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2015, before the Senate Armed Services Committee. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) ** FILE **

L. TODD WOOD: USAF running out of bombs fighting ISIS

Although the average sortie rate is orders of magnitude below the operational tempo in the Gulf Wars or in Kosovo, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force says the service is running out of munitions.

December 5, 2015
President Barack Obama pauses while making a statement on Wednesday's mass shooting in San Bernandino, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

L. TODD WOOD: President Obama, resign

My point is the Constitution is very clear that protecting Americans from outside threats is the number one duty of the President of the United States of America. Mr. Obama has failed in this duty.

December 3, 2015
Iran's Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Reza Najafi, waits for the start of the IAEA board of governors meeting at the International Center, in Vienna, Austria, Thursday, Nov, 26, 2015. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak)

L. TODD WOOD: Iran, U.N., Obama want past nuclear case closed

Iran, the U.N. and the White House really want Iran's past nuclear case at the IAEA closed. I wonder why? The IAEA recently released its long awaited report on Iran's past attempts to weaponize its nuclear program and the report was more forceful than some expected.

December 3, 2015
Vladimir Putin Associated Press photo

L. TODD WOOD: Russia tests anti-satellite missile

In a further escalation of the space arms race, Russia has launched and tested an anti-satellite missile on Nov. 18. The missile system, called the Nudol, seems to be part of the missile defense system and has a limited anti-satellite capability.

December 2, 2015
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, visits the National Defense Control Center in Moscow, Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. (Alexei Nikolsky/SPUTNIK, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

L. TODD WOOD: Russian military builds up in Syria and Japan

In spite of the shrinking Russian economy, the negative impact on the Russian federal budget from low oil prices and an expensive adventure in Crimea and East Ukraine, the Russian military is expanding its offshore basing options from Syria to the disputed Kuril Islands of Japan.

December 1, 2015
Defense Secretary Ash Carter listens on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, while testifying before the House Armed Services Committee hearing on the U.S. Strategy for Syria and Iraq and its Implications for the Region. Carter said the U.S. is deploying a new special expeditionary force to help Iraqi and Kurdish forces fight Islamic State militants. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

L. TODD WOOD: U.S commits to ground troops against ISIS

In an appearance before the House Armed Services Committee, Secretary of Defense Ash Carter announced the formation and deployment of a new "specialized expeditionary targeting force against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

December 1, 2015
In this image made from video taken on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2015, Kurdish security forces are seen in a tunnel complex under the city of Sinjar, northern Iraq that were used by Islamic State fighters to move undetected and avoid coalition airstrikes before the town was retaken from the militants. (AP Photo via AP video)

Kurds: U.S. troops have been battling ISIS for a long time

Last year, the Obama administration deployed 300 advisers to help the Iraqis oppose the Islamic State. According to the president, these troops would be training and assisting allied troops but "American combat troops are not going to be fighting in Iraq again."

November 30, 2015

L. TODD WOOD: Russia says it’s ‘fully mobilized’ to deal with Turkish threat

If anyone has forgotten, Turkey is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Alliance, where the United States and other members have a duty to come to Turkey's aid if the alliance receives an Article 5 treaty request. An attack on one alliance member is considered an attack on all. Geopolitical analysts have wondered if Russia's response to Turkey shooting down a Russian fighter plane would draw NATO into a conflict with the Russian Federation.

November 28, 2015
People drapped in the national flag walk past a building decorated with French flags in Paris, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. French President Francois Hollande called on his compatriots to hang French tricolor flags on Friday to pay homage to the 130 victims of the Nov. 13 attacks, an unusual appeal by a Socialist leader in a country where flag-waving is often associated with nationalists and the far right. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

L. TODD WOOD: Could France go over to Russian side?

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius stated Friday that Syrian government troops could be used in the fight against the Islamic State after French President Hollande met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow.

November 27, 2015
A Chinese honor guard member adjusts a fellow member's uniform before a welcome ceremony for the Czech Republic's Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. In an effort to boost economic ties and influence in the region, China's top leaders met with leaders from central and eastern European countries in Beijing this week. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

L. TODD WOOD: China organizes for war

China is preparing to project power around the world. The communist dictatorship announced Thursday the establishment of its first offshore military outpost in the African nation of Djibouti.

November 27, 2015
Mike Myers as Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series.

L. TODD WOOD: North Korea’s Dr. Evil banishes No. 2

The South Korean Intelligence Service (NIS) has told the country's parliament that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un has banished his No. 2, Choe Ryong Hae, to a farm in the North Korean countryside for re-education.

November 25, 2015