Dave DeCamp

After members of the House’s committee on China participated in war games simulating a Taiwan invasion, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI), the committee chair and new face of China hawks in Congress, said the U.S. must arm Taiwan "to the teeth" to avoid a Chinese attack on the island. Members of Congress participating in war games … Continue reading “To Avoid a War With China Over Taiwan, the US Needs To Back Down”

After over 10 months of fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces, there’s no sign that 2023 will bring peace to Ukraine as the warring parties have radically different demands, and the US continues to escalate aid for Kyiv and its role in the war. Ukrainian officials are demanding that Russia withdraw from all the territory … Continue reading “No Sign of Peace in Ukraine as New Year Approaches”

In 2015, Robert Parry, the late investigative journalist and founder of Consortium News, wrote an article titled "The Mess that Nuland Made." It summarized the aftermath of the 2014 coup in Ukraine that was engineered by Victoria Nuland, who served in Obama’s State Department and is back working for the Biden administration. Nuland’s coup sparked … Continue reading “The Mess That Pelosi Made”

Originally published at the Independent Speech Forum (Japan) Back in January, during the lead up to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Chinese ambassador to the United States delivered a stark warning. Ambassador Qin Gang said that Washington’s growing ties with Taipei could ultimately lead to war between the US and China. "If the Taiwanese authorities, … Continue reading “A Lesson From Ukraine: China’s Red Lines on Taiwan Shouldn’t Be Ignored”

US sanctions and other actions against Russia and China have naturally drawn Beijing and Moscow closer together. Despite the obvious result of Washington’s policies over the past few years, US officials are acting surprised and concerned about the growing Russia-China relationship. A Biden administration official told Politico that the issue was of so much concern … Continue reading “Despite Pushing Them Together, the US Is Unhappy With Closer Russia-China Ties”

After an 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza that killed at least 256 Palestinians, including 67 children, Israel has its hand out to its greatest ally for an additional $1 billion in “emergency” military aid, on top of the $3.8 billion Washington provides each year. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) confirmed that Israel will make the request … Continue reading “After Gaza Slaughter, Israel Wants Another $1 Billion Out of the US”

An article written by two Atlantic Council employees that argues Washington should consider a more realistic approach to Russia caused quite the stir within the think tank. The article, written by Emma Ashford and Mathew Burrows, says the US should “avoid a human-rights-first approach to Russia.” The authors suggest that the Biden administration should instead … Continue reading “War Erupts Inside the Atlantic Council Over Article Questioning Washington’s Hostile Approach to Moscow”

The 2020 presidential election is here. Americans are turning out in record numbers to vote, with pre-election voting surpassing two-thirds of the number of all ballots cast in 2016. The country is divided, and the two major-party candidates are presented as starkly different options. But one thing Donald Trump and Joe Biden have in common … Continue reading “Election Day: One Thing’s for Sure, an Interventionist Will Win”

Liberals blaming Russia for Hunter Biden’s laptop was easy to predict, but Joe Biden’s complete dismissal of the emails as a Russian plot during last week’s debate took it to another level. "There are 50 former national intelligence folks who said that what he’s accusing me of is a Russian plant," Biden said at the … Continue reading “Hunter’s Emails: Even the Russiagaters Don’t Think It’s Russian Disinformation”

In typical Trumpian fashion, the president threw out some red meat to the antiwar crowd during one of his Twitter storms last week and declared all US troops will be home from Afghanistan by Christmas. Since then, the military has remained relatively mum on the actual plan, and Americans have been bombarded by a deluge … Continue reading “Tweets Are Not Enough, It’s Time To End Some Wars Already”