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Not only did President Joe Biden’s botched Afghanistan withdrawal leave the U.S. looking weak, but it also allowed China to take advantage of our incoherent leadership. According to a recent Pentagon report, the Chinese military increased its harassment of U.S. aircraft in the Asia-Pacific region. The report highlights over 180 instances between the fall of 2021 and 2023, amounting to “more in the past two years than in the previous decade.” The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) also found more than 100 instances of “coercive and risky operational behavior” against U.S. allies, including using military-grade lasers, dangerous maneuvers such as barrel...

The worst attack on Israel in decades caught Israel, the United States, and the world by surprise. The extent of the attack and the tools of war used give every indication that Iran was involved both in supplying the weapons and in the timing of the attack. At least 70 citizens, including the elderly and children, have been killed and hostages have been taken into Gaza. There is fear that Hezbollah may attack in the North. Israel will do what it has to do to free their citizens and reclaim the land taken. Israel has responded with limited attacks and...