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This could be the last Memorial Day
(OpEd) Robert Kirkner | PennLive
President Biden’s praise for those who served and died is in stark contrast to former President Trump’s low regard for those who now find repose in fields of honor. As President Biden reminded us, the purpose of Memorial Day is to remember and pay tribute to those who gave their lives to preserve our democracy. Their sacrifice should not be diminished or their memory maligned.
The Enduring Lesson Of D-Day At 80: Don’t Forget About Alliances This Memorial Day
(OpEd) Bruce Heyman and Richard Sanders | 19FortyFive
As Americans celebrate Memorial Day, it’s essential to remember the sacrifices made by those who fought for the country’s freedom. This year’s Memorial Day also marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day, highlighting the critical role of Allied forces in World War II. The shared sacrifices of American, British, Canadian, and other Allied troops emphasize the importance of strong international alliances.
Army spouse: Trump’s callous insult of military not forgotten this Memorial Day
(OpEd) Rebekah Sanderlin | Rebekah Sanderlin | Fayetteville Observer, USA Today, Apple News Spotlight
How did we get to a place where mocking our nation’s war dead is not an immediate disqualifier for a Commander in Chief? Why would any young person agree to wear a military uniform knowing that even their President does not honor their service? And why would anyone who has served in our military ever forgive Donald Trump for denigrating their brothers who were killed in action?
Donald Trump Doesn't Have What It Takes to Be President
(OpEd) Rear Admiral Mitchell Cohen | The National Interest
Former President Trump lacks the qualities necessary for the office of President. Americans simply cannot risk a second term with him.
What's in it for them?
(OpEd) Senior Chief Petty Officer Denis Kaufman | The Sentinel (Carlisle, PA)
On this Memorial Day, as in previous years, I will think of Edward Ball and others in my family who perished serving our country: a great-uncle killed in France in 1918, a second cousin killed on Saipan in 1944, and friends and shipmates lost in Vietnam. They deserve to be remembered. We owe it to them, our “honored dead,” to preserve the nation for which they died. Our service members died for their comrades, for their families, and for their country so that its government and the ideals for which it stands can long endure.
NATO Cannot Survive Without America
(OpEd) Hans Binnendijk and Alexander Vershbow with R.D. Hooker | Foreign Affairs
The United States must not forget the painful lessons of the last century. To do so would risk undercutting U.S. global leadership, undermining the Washington-built international order, and making the world safer for authoritarian rule.
Real Republicans Should Vote for Joe Biden
(OpEd) Tom Davis | The National Interest
To exorcise Donald Trump, and return the Republican Party to the principled conservative party it was under Reagan, real Republicans must vote for Joe Biden.
Trump will jack up your food bill
(OpEd) Stephen Craven | CNN
If Trump is telling the truth about his policies, his claim that he will tame inflation is simply wrong. He will do exactly the opposite.
Trump’s tariff plan would hurt America’s taxpayers and national security
(OpEd) Colonel Gene Abel | The Morning Call
Trump’s proposal would increase prices for every segment of the American economy. In effect, this would be a tax increase on every American without lowering the deficit. As the center-right American Action Forum found, such a tariff would “distort global trade, discourage economic activity, and have broad negative consequences for the U.S. economy.”
Cubans should vote for Democrats, not Republicans
(OpEd) CARLOS MARTINEZ | El Nuevo Herald
The Republican Party continues to support Trump. In reality, the American Republican Party has changed so much that it is almost unrecognizable. It is no longer the party that my parents supported and that I supported most of my life.
And, since I know that Cubans are not stupid, I swear to all Cubans to abandon their usual loyalty to the Republican party and
Tunisia holds valuable lessons for us all as democracy stumbles
(OpEd) Ambassador Gordon Gray | The Washington Diplomat
The United States needs to stand up to authoritarianism by seeking to counter leaders and governments engaged in democratic backsliding. Tunisia, where I had the privilege to serve as the U.S. ambassador during its revolution and the initial stages of its democratic transition, offers an excellent opportunity for the Biden administration to take steps to back up its rhetorical commitment to democracy.
Donald Trump Can't Save Social Security
(OpEd) Tom Davis | The National Interest
Conservatives have a point: it needs a tweak. It does not take an economics professor to tell you that a program that dispenses more than it takes in is unsustainable as it currently exists. But Donald Trump will not fix it.
Fellow Reagan Republicans: Make Donald Trump Earn Our Votes
(OpEd) Robert Kelly | The National Interest
A nation on the precipice cannot afford your blind loyalty to someone who is uncommitted to its preservation.
Congress Needs To Do the Right Thing—Support Our Combat-Injured Servicemembers
(OpEd) Rear Admiral Tom Jurkowsky | RealClear Defense
The former Chief of Naval Information discusses why it’s time for Congress to do the right thing and fix an inequity that is affecting our combat injured veterans.
A second Trump presidency should terrify Israel
(OpEd) Neal Urwitz | The Times of Israel
Israelis may assume a second Trump administration would be more of the same. That is a dangerous calculation.
Why is NATO worth it? Because of peace, prosperity and more
(OpEd) General Wesley Clark | New York Post
If Trump is re-elected and tries to diminish and disassemble NATO, he will destroy the most successful alliance in history. And he will unleash the dogs of war on a world that has already seen too much conflict and slaughter.
Retired military officials: Protecting abortion care keeps America safe
(OpEd) Secretaries Louis Caldera, Ray Mabus, & Deborah James | Washington Post
Three former service secretaries explain why reproductive care and bodily autonomy are more than a matter of principle. It’s a matter of national security.
Ukraine Has a Pathway to Victory
Under Secretary Rose Gottemoeller | Foreign Policy Magazine
Rose Gottemoeller, a lecturer at Stanford University and former NATO deputy secretary-general, and Michael Ryan, a former U.S. deputy assistant defense secretary for European and NATO policy discusses why the new conventional wisdom that the war is a stalemate favoring Russia is wrong.
A second Trump presidency is an existential national security threat to our democracy
(OpEd) Amy McGrath & Ken Harbaugh | The Hill
We do not write these words lightly. A second Trump presidency is the most existential national security threat to our democracy in our lifetime. Our democracy, which has been vibrant for over 200 years, would be irreparably diminished in a world with Trump as our nation’s highest leader…
The VA assists Veterans in a Way the Private System Cannot
(OpEd) David Shulkin | Ripon Forum
Once inside the VA, I saw firsthand the unique attributes of the system, and if reformed and optimized, that VA could meet the needs of veterans in a way that could not be replicated in the private sector.