Hey, that hospital we blew up in Kunduz? We may have blown it up, but it was only because other people asked us to... Gen. John Campbell, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, said today that Afghan forces who were under attack by the Taliban requested the U.S. airstrikes that resulted in 22 deaths at … Continue reading The buck stops somewhere else

Last night I wrote about the interesting differences between America's reactions to Russian-caused civilian casualties in Syria and Saudi-caused civilian casualties in Yemen. Then we got a horrifying reminder that America sometimes gets into the civilian casualty business itself: A hospital run by Doctors Without Borders in Kunduz was badly damaged early Saturday after being … Continue reading Try starting with the man in the mirror

Russian airstrikes in Syria are killing civilians, and the US and its allies are on it: "We express our deep concern with regard to the Russian military build-up in Syria and especially the attacks by the Russian Air Force," said a joint statement from Britain, France, Germany, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United States, which … Continue reading See no evil

I've got Rand Paul dropping out of the campaign next, but I'm starting to worry that JEB is about to overtake him. His poll numbers are in free fall: Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (who earlier in the week was trying to convince early morning television hosts that he was "having fun" on the campaign … Continue reading Are we sure that JEB even wants to be President?

In all honesty, I don't really care who the Pope meets with or why. But the thing is, my mom reads this blog, and she's really irritated that Francis met with Kim Davis for whatever reason, and so I'm doing this so that she'll hopefully read it and calm down a little. But also, while … Continue reading More Popery than you care to know

Bashar al-Assad is getting the band back together for a ground offensive that will take advantage of his new Russian air support: Hundreds of Iranian troops have arrived in Syria in the last 10 days and will soon join government forces and their Lebanese Hezbollah allies in a major ground offensive backed by Russian air … Continue reading Iran jumps into the fight too

Is Kevin McCarthy's (R-CA) tenure as Speaker of the House over a full month before it could possibly have begun? He made the mistake of pulling back the curtain a little bit regarding the House Select Committee on Benghazi: "Everybody thought Hillary Clinton was unbeatable, right? But we put together a Benghazi special committee, a … Continue reading Shortest Speakership on record?

It had been at least a week or so since the last one, right? Preliminary information indicates 10 people were killed and more than 20 others injured in a shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College on Thursday, said Oregon State Police spokesman Bill Fugate. Douglas County Commissioner Chris Boice told CNN that the shooter is … Continue reading Another one of those non-politicized moments