by Matthew Friedman | Aug 20, 2021 | Essays, News Analysis
The scenes from Kabul are uncanny; specters from the past which are simultaneously shocking and familiar. The enemy waiting just outside the city prepared to deliver the coup de grace, while what remains of the US mission packs up its barracks and offices, shreds...
by Matthew Friedman | May 16, 2021 | Commentary, News Analysis
After speaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the telephone last week, President Biden affirmed that the State of Israel “has the right to defend itself” against rocket attacks from Gaza. Taking the president’s comments as confirmation that the...
by Matthew Friedman | Jul 3, 2019 | Features, News Analysis
The voices on the tape are clear, but they betray a sense of anticipation and even excitement. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara, the “whiz kid” technocrat recruited to the cabinet from the Ford Motor Co. three years earlier, speaks in precise, clipped tones....