Rowan Scarborough

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

Islamic State expands beyond Syria, Iraq as recruits create global network of terror cells

The Islamic State terrorist army is collecting an increasing number of followers outside its home in Syria and Iraq in what is shaping up as a global enterprise to commit mass killings and destabilize governments.

February 22, 2015

Robert O’Neill, SEAL who shot bin Laden: Women ‘absolutely’ can make the cut

The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden says there is a welcome mat out for women SEALs if they can meet the grueling physical and mental standards that exist today.

February 21, 2015

Robert O’Neill, Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden, foresees U.S. troops in Islamic State fight

NEWSMAKER INTERVIEW: The Navy SEAL who killed Osama bin Laden predicts that President Obama will reverse course and order American ground troops into Iraq to fight the Islamic State terrorist army.

February 19, 2015

World War II Marines return to Iwo Jima on 70th anniversary of famed battle, flag raising

Hershel "Woody" Williams is returning after 70 years to Iwo Jima, where a flamethrower saved him from Japanese bayonets and where he earned the Medal of Honor.

February 18, 2015

John McCain pressures Air Force on scrapping A-10 jet

Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain does not think much of the raw data the Air Force recently released on the A-10 attack jet, which the service is trying to shelve and which he wants to keep.

February 15, 2015

Obama downplays Islamic State threat, changes objective from ‘destroy’ to ‘defeat’

President Obama and his aides have begun to diminish the threat they see posed by the Islamic State, in sharp contrast to rhetoric last year that depicted the terrorist army as an unprecedented force and a danger to the U.S.

February 8, 2015

Obama changes objective in war on ISIS from ‘destroy’ to ‘defeat’

The White House released its new national security strategy that says, “We have undertaken a comprehensive effort to degrade and ultimately defeat ISIL.”

February 6, 2015

Obama denied request from Jordan for Predator drones in Islamic State fight

The Obama administration this year turned down a request from Jordan for Predator spy drones that would help it locate targets in the war against the Islamic State.

February 5, 2015

ISIS vows Jordanian pilot won’t be last hostage burned alive

The Islamic State is signaling that its execution by fire of a captured Jordanian pilot will not be its last immolation.

February 5, 2015