Something fundamental has snapped inside the American war machine, and for the first time in decades it is a good thing. The tired priesthood of forever war architects is losing its grip, and you can hear the grinding of teeth echoing through the Pentagon as old doctrines collapse under their own weight. The era of massive footprints, endless rotations, and wars fought for … [Read more...] about The Pentagon Finally Got Smart: How SOF and Precision Strikes Replaced Forever Wars
Brandon Webb Articles
Breaking News: War Is Deceptive and the Washington Post Just Figured It Out
Every few months, the media stumbles out of its climate-controlled cubicle and “discovers” modern warfare like a tourist finding fire. This week’s gem is the breathless pearl clutcher that a U.S. plane used in a boat strike was made to look like a civilian aircraft. Cue the ominous music, the shocked anchors, and the implication that something uniquely evil has … [Read more...] about Breaking News: War Is Deceptive and the Washington Post Just Figured It Out
Navy SEAL Reacts: The ICE Shooting Was Likely Legal and Still a Massive Failure
I have watched the video more times than I wanted to. Not out of outrage or armchair quarterback dopamine, but because something in it gnawed at the same part of my brain that used to light up during combat fight school. The part that knows when a decision is legally defensible but still dead wrong. Let me say this upfront so the comment section does not foam at the … [Read more...] about Navy SEAL Reacts: The ICE Shooting Was Likely Legal and Still a Massive Failure
WAR MACHINE
War Machine Gears turn, and bodies burn. The war machine churns. Fueled by fear, power, and greed. Cowardly old men send the young to do the deed. Youth sacrificed at the altar of political vanity. Days of boredom distilled into minutes of insanity. Minutes feel like hours when bullets crack overhead. Nightmare fuel for the living and the dead. Back home trying to … [Read more...] about WAR MACHINE
A Navy SEAL’s Essay: America Is F*cked Right Now—Loudly, Publicly, With Receipts
I’m going to say the quiet part out loud, because whispering hasn’t helped anyone lately. America is fucked right now. Loudly. Publicly. With receipts. A true American dumpster fire led by one of the most brash Presidents in our history. But here’s the part that never trends on X or makes it into a three-second rage clip: America has always been fucked. Every generation … [Read more...] about A Navy SEAL’s Essay: America Is F*cked Right Now—Loudly, Publicly, With Receipts