For those wanting an update on U.S. taxpayer dollars going to the Taliban:
Yesterday, January 12, 2026, the U.S. government delivered $87 million in cash to the Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, Qatar.
Anyone who told you the money stopped lied, and expected you to be stupid enough to believe them.
No more excuses. Stop funding terrorists!
On the morning of October 23, 1983, a Mercedes truck tore through concertina wire that surrounded the U.S. Marine headquarters and barracks building in Beirut, Lebanon. The driver accelerated by Marines at guard posts – Marines who had been prohibited from chambering rounds in their rifles - and crashed through sandbags stacked in front of the building. It came to a stop in the lobby. The subsequent explosion proved to be one of the largest non-nuclear detonations the FBI ever investigated. It claimed the lives of 220 Marines, 18 sailors, and three soldiers. 112 servicemen were wounded. Not since the invasion of Iwo Jima in World War II had the Marines lost so many men in a single day. A near-simultaneous bombing a few miles north killed 58 French paratroopers.
There would be no direct U.S. retaliation. In January 1984, the U.S. responded by designating Iran a state sponsor of terrorism. Then, after promises to the contrary, the U.S. withdrew from Lebanon, teaching Iran, its proxy forces, and terrorist organizations around the world that terrorism works.
For additional context on the bombing and the rescue efforts that followed, read TARGETED: BEIRUT – THE 1983 MARINE BARRACKS BOMBING AND THE UNTOLD ORIGIN STORY OF THE WAR ON TERROR.
“Beirut is not hell, but you can see it from here.” - Description common among U.S. service members in Lebanon
Watch the first event from the TARGETED: BEIRUT book tour on my YouTube channel. It was recorded at the historic Charleston Library Society on September 24, 2024. In this special event, @jamesmscott3 and I were joined by three Beirut veterans who lived through the attack and are key figures in the book: Jimmy Ware, Don Howell, and Mark Singleton. Hear their firsthand accounts of that fateful day, their perspectives on how it shaped U.S. foreign policy, and the lasting impact it has had on their lives.
https://t.co/9B1yXA4Zz2
🚨 BREAKING: SecWar Pete Hegseth NUKES fat generals and announces a new twice-yearly PT test for top brass.
"It's unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon, and leading all around the world. It's a BAD LOOK, and it's not who we are!"
"You need to meet the height and weight standards."
"Today, at my direction, every member of the Joint Force at every rank is required to take the PT test twice a year, as well as meet height and weight requirements twice a year. EVERY year of service."
Ryan “Biggles” Job.
March 11, 1981 – September 24, 2009.
Frogman. Comedian. Machinegunner. Friend. Brother. Hero.
ETERNAL INSPIRATION.
I miss you, Brother.