Rowan Scarborough

Iraq war planners urge U.S. military presence once Islamic State is defeated

This time, when the terrorist insurgency is defeated in Iraq, Washington needs to keep American forces on the ground to sustain the victory, former war planners say.

April 1, 2015

Arab allies wage war in Yemen with U.S. weapons, without American leadership

The U.S. has shipped billions of dollars worth of its best weapons to the Middle East in recent years, and today Arab nations are tapping that unprecedented arms buildup for the first time to wage war on multiple fronts, sometimes without American leadership.

March 29, 2015

Army issues troops safety instructions following Islamic State kill list threat

The U.S. Army has issued a worldwide urgent "security awareness message" to soldiers on how to protect their social media accounts, and their homes, from attacks by the Islamic State terrorists or other extremists.

March 28, 2015

Bowe Bergdahl did not collaborate with the enemy, lawyer says

The lawyer for Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl says an official investigation cleared the soldier of any misconduct during his five-year captivity the Taliban and Haqqani terrorist network, trying to dispel speculation that his client somehow collaborated with the enemy.

March 26, 2015

U.S. assists Iran, launches airstrikes in Tikrit to bolster Shiites

U.S. planes Wednesday night began bombing targets in and around Tikrit, the battle for which is predominately being conducted by Iraqi Shiite militiamen trained, led and equipped by Iran and its special operations Quds Force.

March 26, 2015

‘Islamist extremists,’ phrase rejected by Obama, embraced by allies

While President Obama and his aides insist that Muslim extremists have nothing to do with Islam the religion, other world leaders are leaving that approach behind.

March 25, 2015

Tikrit assault stalls as Obama withholds U.S. airstrikes to avoid Iran ties, analysts say

The lack of U.S. airstrikes in and around the city of Tikrit is slowing the Iraqi counteroffensive to retake the strategically situated city from the Islamic State's terrorist army.

March 22, 2015

Iran threat rhetoric from U.S. intelligence community softer amid Obama nuclear talks

The intelligence community's public statements on Iran this year in some cases are milder about the threat posed by Tehran than in previous years.

March 19, 2015

Global war will result in ‘banner of Islam’ over White House: Khamenei aide

A top special operations aide to Iran's leader says his troops are in a global war that will one day bring "the banner of Islam over the White House."

March 17, 2015

Army’s withdrawal of officer’s Silver Star sparks ire of Congress

A group of House lawmakers is moving to strip the armed services' civilian leaders of the power to revoke combat valor awards in response to Army Secretary John McHugh unilaterally canceling the Silver Star, one of the military's highest honors, for a former Green Beret officer.

March 15, 2015

Obama protects generals in leak probes while low-level employees go to jail

Analysts are questioning whether the White House is protecting one of its inner-circle members in a leak investigation, especially given the Obama administration's demonstrated willingness to prosecute and imprison lower-level government employees for providing classified information to the press.

March 12, 2015

Obama pushed by House members to OK drones for Jordan in ISIS fight

Over 20 House members are urging President Obama to immediately approve sending strike drones to Jordan to help the Middle East ally fight the Islamic State.

March 10, 2015

Iran using Obama sanctions relief to undermine U.S. interests in Middle East, senator says

Iran is on a roll in the Middle East, becoming a dominant military player in Iraq, rescuing the regime of Bashar Assad in Syria, bringing down a U.S. ally in Yemen and building its surrogate Hezbollah terrorist army into a political force in Lebanon and throughout the region.

March 8, 2015

Clinton emails cast new doubts on scope of Benghazi talking points

The public policy group that forced the Obama administration to cough up emails on the infamous Benghazi "talking points" now wonders whether former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal emails were improperly withheld.

March 4, 2015

Watchdog hints at command cover up of shrinking Afghan forces

The Afghan National Army is shrinking at the very time it is being called on to conduct all combat operations as American troops head toward a complete exit by 2017, a new audit shows.

March 3, 2015

Afghan National Army decimated by dwindling personnel

The Afghan National Army is shrinking at the very time it is being called on to conduct all combat operations as American troops head toward a complete exit by 2017, a new audit shows.

March 3, 2015

U.S. won’t provide airstrikes for Iraqi offensive against Islamic State: Pentagon

The U.S. is not providing airstrikes to help the Iraqi government's new counteroffensive to again try to take back the Sunni Muslim stronghold of Tikrit from the Islamic State terror army.

March 2, 2015

Haider al-Abadi of Iraq, Ashraf Ghani of Afghanistan amenable U.S. war partners

The U.S. suddenly has two amenable war partners leading Iraq and Afghanistan after years of tempestuous relationships with their predecessors, who openly complained about and — in some cases — defied Washington.

March 1, 2015

Mission to retake Mosul from Islamic State doomed, general says

The Army general who oversaw training of Iraqi troops says the rushed mission to retake Mosul from the Islamic State this spring is doomed.

February 25, 2015

U.S. military decimated under Obama, only ‘marginally able’ to defend nation

The U.S. military is shedding so many troops and weapons it is only “marginally able” to defend the nation and falls short of the Obama administration’s national security strategy a shocking new study reveals.

February 24, 2015