Smedley Butler’s fiery speech to World War I veterans is still relevant today

Eighty-eight years ago thousands of U.S. military veterans gathered their belongings and began a long march across the country to Washington, D.C. Once there, they pitched their canvas tents in neatly ordered rows and dug in for a long fight. By the summer of 1932, what began as a small movement in Portland, Oregon had …

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Kehoe won’t pursue Senate but will run for governor in 2024

O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe on Monday became the second statewide Republican to announce he won’t seek the Senate seat Roy Blunt will vacate, and some political observers said it looks like Republicans are hoping to unify behind a single candidate. One factor likely on their minds: The potential candidacy of …

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$88 billion and 20 years later, the Afghan security forces are still no match for the Taliban

Over the past two decades, the United States has invested more than $88 billion to build, train and equip Afghan troops and police – and yet the Taliban is clearly a superior fighting force. As President Joe Biden considers finally withdrawing the roughly 3,500 U.S. troops in Afghanistan, no one has any illusions that the …

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