Robert Burns

US Wars Officially Over, But Fighting Goes On

Taking America off a permanent war footing is proving harder than President Barack Obama may have suggested.

US December 30, 2014
Hagel: Afghanistan on Right Track

With striking optimism, Chuck Hagel said Saturday on his final visit to Afghanistan as U.S. defense secretary that ...

Middle East December 6, 2014
Hagel: US Needs Game-Changing Military Innovation

Wary of a more muscular Russia and China, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Saturday the Pentagon will make ...

US November 15, 2014
US-Led Airstrikes Near Kobani Killed Hundreds of ISIL Militants

A barrage of U.S.-led airstrikes in and around the Syrian city of Kobani, including 39 over the past ...

Middle East October 15, 2014
Pentagon Names Syria-Iraq Operation: ‘Inherent Resolve’

It may be less punchy than previous nicknames for U.S. conflicts in the Middle East—remember Operation Desert Storm ...

US October 15, 2014

US Wars Officially Over, But Fighting Goes On