In his final public appearance as Assistant to the President for National Security LTG McMaster provides some thoughts for us to absorb and act upon. “Russia employs sophisticated strategies deliberately designed to achieve objectives while falling below the target state’s threshold for a military response.” See full remarks here 3 April
Jason Criss Howk, This story is one of the reasons why I travel around America talking to non-Muslims about Islam and Muslim cultures. Read about two female bigots as they train their children to hate Muslims in Arizona. In 2015 I retired from the Army and decided to take action to make America more tolerant… Read More Why I’ve spent almost 3 years talking about Islam
President Ghani has pushed again to get the Taliban to rejoin Afghan society by entering into the Peace and Reconciliation Process that Afghans agreed to in 2010, with the support of the international community. The Taliban, as they have been since 2009 when they heard of the initial offers, are divided on the idea. As… Read More The Taliban are in a Bind, but are they Willing to Make a Deal
So it looks like the FBI and others had taken notice of the latest coward child-murderer…yet it happened— again. Dear U.S. and local government, We must be proactive and interdict shooters. If you hear politicians calling for more praying or calling for banning firearms you can bet they don’t understand this problem. I have repeatedly… Read More Prayer and Gun Bans Won’t Stop Mass Murderers
The Taliban are reaching out again to the US for a few reasons… That they think they can ultimately defeat the official government of Afghanistan is likely not one of them. Guardian article on latest outreach. As the capabilities of the Afghan security forces increase, as the support of Afghan coalition partners continues, and as… Read More Why the enemy talks of peace on Valentine’s Day
The “Greatest Communicator” Generation Jason Criss Howk, U.S. Army retired 10 Feb 2018 Living with purpose. I think that may best define my wartime generation. We are a close cohort. In this long war, with such a small force, we have repeatedly worked together on life-or-death issues like no generation of peacemakers has in U.S.… Read More The “Greatest Communicator” Generation
While I am on record that some of their language is harmful to the long-range strategic messaging campaign against violent Islamist butchers this is worth a read. You can’t solve a problem you don’t understand. “Some of the returnees, no doubt, were disillusioned by the brutal experience of life under the bloodthirsty rule of the… Read More Reading “The Travelers”
