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U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, commander of U.S. Southern Command, studies a map during a site survey in Tumaco, Colombia (file photo). Photo: U.S. Marine Corps / Cpl. Daniel Garcia via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

The commander of Southern Command, Marine Corps Gen. Francis L. Donovan, posted on the command’s official X account on October 24. He urged Cubans to push for political change. “Cuba’s future belongs to those who act. Seize the moment and build the change you want to see,” he wrote.

We’ve both spent our careers in national security, so we know some core principles will always be up for debate. Should we be realists or idealists? Do we have responsibilities to other nations beyond our immediate self-interest? How long should we let diplomacy go on before we send in the Marines?

Yet one core principle is uncontroversial: good national security decisions are seldom made by trusting one person’s gut, especially when that gut is painfully ill-informed.

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Polls in recent weeks consistently show Democrats are likely to win next week’s midterm elections. The biggest question may be how big the margin of victory will be in the House of Representatives.

An NPR/PBS/Marist poll released Tuesday looked at where the midterm elections stand a week before the vote.

President Donald Trump attends the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, February 6, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. (Official White House Photo by Molly Riley.)

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U.S. President Donald Trump said he is considering whether to strike a peace deal with Iran.

“Do I make a deal or do I finish them off?” Trump mused during an interview with Fox News host Larry Kudlow on Sunday.

Iran’s Nuclear Sites Under Close Surveillance

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (Sept. 20, 2025) The United States Air Force F-22 Demo Team performs at the 2025 Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana Air Show aboard NAS Oceana, Sept. 20, 2025. The show’s theme celebrated 250 years of America’s navy and featured performances highlighting the precision, power, and innovation of naval aviation.

President Donald Trump appears to be holding off a new strike on Iran until after the November 3 midterm elections as he continues his national rally tour to encourage the Republican base to turn out and fend off a threat from Democratic congressional candidates.

But the problems Trump is facing, in large part caused by the Iran war, are nothing new.

Donald Trump Getting Off Air Force One. Creative Commons Image.

The Air Force recently took a major step in its pursuit of hypersonic missiles, awarding Lockheed Martin a $694 million production contract for a boost-glide system that can be carried by B-52 bombers.
The deal for the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was awarded Sept. 29, according to a press release, although the service didn’t announce it until Monday.
The announcement withheld key details about the contract, such as quantities of missile purchases and delivery dates, citing a need to protect “operational security.

The U.S. military killed five people Tuesday aboard what Southern Command described as a “go-fast vessel” associated with “narco-terrorists” in the eastern Pacific Ocean, bringing the death toll from its campaign against suspected drug traffickers to at least 240 since September 2025.
U.S. Southern Command said Joint Task Force Western Hemisphere carried out the Oct. 27 strike against a speedboat traveling along known drug-trafficking routes.

President Donald Trump has reopened the debate over whether he could seek a third term in the White House, despite previously acknowledging that the U.S. Constitution prevents him from running again.

Speaking at a campaign rally in Iowa on October 22, the president told supporters he sees a legal path to run in the 2028 presidential election, arguing that Democrats cheated him out of a win in 2020.

President Donald J. Trump participates in a courtesy call with Taoiseach Michael Martin at Farmleigh House, the official Irish state guest house, Saturday, September 12, 2026, in Dublin.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, back in February, reportedly pushed President Donald Trump to join Israel in striking and killing Iran’s Supreme Leader, leading to what has become known as the Iran War.

During his long tenure as Israel’s leader, the Jerusalem Post quoted former Secretary of State John Kerry as saying Netanyahu had asked at least three previous U.S. presidents to attack Iran, including George W. Bush, Barack Obama, and Joseph Biden, but that Trump was the first American leader to say yes.

President Donald Trump appears to be holding off a new strike on Iran until after the November 3 midterm elections as he continues his national rally tour to encourage the Republican base to turn out and fend off a threat from Democratic congressional candidates.

But the problems Trump is facing, in large part caused by the Iran war, are nothing new.

Donald Trump Getting Off Air Force One. Creative Commons Image.