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Home Tag Archives: military

Tag Archives: military

Free Thoughts: Can we reclaim the anti-war position?

By Students For Liberty
April 12, 2017
in :  Columns
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Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the author and Ohio University Students for Liberty. They do not reflect those of The New Political or its editorial team. By: C.J. Fogarty I used to view a military intervention as simply an isolated event with no negative consequences. I also used to believe that any regime change …

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Free Thoughts: Through iron sights — the unintended consequences of intervention

By Students For Liberty
March 22, 2017
in :  Columns, Opinion, Uncategorized
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Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed in this column are that of the author and Ohio University Students for Liberty. They do not reflect those of The New Political or its editorial team. ________________________________________________________________________________ By Conor Fogarty This week, an additional 400 American military personnel, mostly in special forces, went overseas to Syria in an effort to wrest control of Raqqa …

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A World in Crisis: The possibility of ground troops in Syria

By Zach Gheen
February 13, 2017
in :  Columns, Opinion
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President Donald Trump’s approach to foreign policy has always been peculiar, to put it lightly. In order to make himself appear less hawkish than his opponents in the Republican primary, he falsely claimed to have opposed the invasion of Iraq. But while on the campaign trail, Trump vowed to place 20,000 to 30,000 United States military personnel on the ground …

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Opinion: Trump is not educated on military sexual assault or the involved judicial system

By Dylanni Smith
September 23, 2016
in :  Opinion, Politics
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On Sept. 7, Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump and his opponent Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton discussed their individual policy plans during the “Commander-In-Chief Forum,” hosted by NBC’s Matt Lauer. As was to be expected, Trump is being highly criticized for statements made during his interview time slot, especially those made regarding sexual assault in the military. A member of …

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Opinion: Sending troops to Syria could mean more escalation to come

By Melanie Foster
November 6, 2015
in :  Politics, Social Justice
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In 1955, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent 342 officers and men to “train and organize the South Vietnamese Army to repel an invasion from the North.” These numbers rose to 700 by 1960; by 1968, the U.S. military presence in South Vietnam was over 536,000. As these numbers rose, so did the deaths of American service men and women, ultimately rising …

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A day in the life of an ROTC student

By The New Political
February 23, 2015
in :  Education, Multimedia, Social Justice
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Opinion: Obama obligated to seek congressional permission for military action?

By The New Political
September 3, 2013
in :  Opinion
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On Saturday, President Barack Obama seemed to solidify his position of straightforward action in Syria. But does Obama have the power to call directly for military strikes against the Bashar Al-Assad regime? The Constitution vests in Congress the power to declare war. But does this mean that Congress must consent to military strikes? Obama was adamant in how he expressed …

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Cartoon 2/25/13

By The New Political
February 25, 2013
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