J.E. Dyer

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J.E. Dyer is a retired Naval Intelligence officer who lives in Southern California, blogging as The Optimistic Conservative for domestic tranquility and world peace. Her articles have appeared at Hot Air, Commentary’s Contentions, Patheos, The Daily Caller, The Jewish Press, and The Weekly Standard.

The Sussmann indictment and the Alfa Bank saga: A preview of coming attractions by J.E. Dyer

The Sussmann indictment and the Alfa Bank saga: A preview of coming attractions

J.E. Dyer October 3, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 5 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 5

J.E. Dyer October 1, 2021
NY Gov. Hochul tells audience unvaxed ‘aren’t listening to God and what God wants’ – UPDATE by J.E. Dyer

NY Gov. Hochul tells audience unvaxed ‘aren’t listening to God and what God wants’ – UPDATE

J.E. Dyer September 28, 2021
New angle: FBI informant among those who ‘marched on’ the Capitol on 1/6 by J.E. Dyer

New angle: FBI informant among those who ‘marched on’ the Capitol on 1/6

J.E. Dyer September 25, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 4 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 4

J.E. Dyer September 25, 2021
Things that are not a solution to any public-policy problem by J.E. Dyer

Things that are not a solution to any public-policy problem

J.E. Dyer September 23, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 3 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 3

J.E. Dyer September 18, 2021
FAA imposes flight restrictions over TX bridge where over 10,000 migrants have taken shelter by J.E. Dyer

FAA imposes flight restrictions over TX bridge where over 10,000 migrants have taken shelter

J.E. Dyer September 17, 2021
As feds buckle under border influx, Abbott surges TX forces to shut 6 crossing points; awards contract for border wall by J.E. Dyer

As feds buckle under border influx, Abbott surges TX forces to shut 6 crossing points; awards contract for border wall

J.E. Dyer September 16, 2021
General Milley’s excellent adventure by J.E. Dyer

General Milley’s excellent adventure

J.E. Dyer September 15, 2021
In unscripted remarks, Biden blurts out Trump quote about Robert E. Lee from last week by J.E. Dyer

In unscripted remarks, Biden blurts out Trump quote about Robert E. Lee from last week

J.E. Dyer September 12, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 2 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 2

J.E. Dyer September 11, 2021
Trump publishes engagement-friendly comments on Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond by J.E. Dyer

Trump publishes engagement-friendly comments on Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond

J.E. Dyer September 10, 2021
Rule by hate, lies, and death cults by J.E. Dyer

Rule by hate, lies, and death cults

J.E. Dyer September 8, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 1 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 1

J.E. Dyer September 4, 2021
After an exhausting info warfare deployment, Iranian navy task force purports to be almost home by J.E. Dyer

After an exhausting info warfare deployment, Iranian navy task force purports to be almost home

J.E. Dyer September 4, 2021
Biden and Afghanistan: The unbearable lightness of scapegoating by J.E. Dyer

Biden and Afghanistan: The unbearable lightness of scapegoating

J.E. Dyer September 3, 2021
Inevitably, a pallet of cash makes its appearance in the Afghanistan drama by J.E. Dyer

Inevitably, a pallet of cash makes its appearance in the Afghanistan drama

J.E. Dyer September 1, 2021
Afghanistan: Air strikes are not a relevant measure to facilitate a successful evacuation by J.E. Dyer

Afghanistan: Air strikes are not a relevant measure to facilitate a successful evacuation

J.E. Dyer August 29, 2021
Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 0 by J.E. Dyer

Football Follies 2021: NCAA week 0

J.E. Dyer August 27, 2021
Biden admin gives Taliban a ‘kill list’; media get leak on special forces ops to rescue Americans by J.E. Dyer

Biden admin gives Taliban a ‘kill list’; media get leak on special forces ops to rescue Americans

J.E. Dyer August 26, 2021
The big ‘known unknown’ of 2020 by J.E. Dyer

The big ‘known unknown’ of 2020

J.E. Dyer August 22, 2021
A reminder of how we got the Biden presidency by J.E. Dyer

A reminder of how we got the Biden presidency

J.E. Dyer August 22, 2021
USA Down by J.E. Dyer

USA Down

J.E. Dyer August 20, 2021
In the Afghanistan debacle, it was the execution. Final answer by J.E. Dyer

In the Afghanistan debacle, it was the execution. Final answer

J.E. Dyer August 19, 2021
Afghanistan: It can’t really be incompetence, and other observations by J.E. Dyer

Afghanistan: It can’t really be incompetence, and other observations

J.E. Dyer August 18, 2021
As Taliban enter Kabul, evacuation of U.S. embassy is underway — with helicopters over compound; UPDATE: Taliban report premature? by J.E. Dyer

As Taliban enter Kabul, evacuation of U.S. embassy is underway — with helicopters over compound; UPDATE: Taliban report premature?

J.E. Dyer August 15, 2021
U.S. not getting takers to host anti-terrorist ops in Afghanistan from Central Asian nations by J.E. Dyer

U.S. not getting takers to host anti-terrorist ops in Afghanistan from Central Asian nations

J.E. Dyer August 15, 2021
U.S. to deploy troops to evacuate embassy in Afghanistan; waiting staff to be relocated for security by J.E. Dyer

U.S. to deploy troops to evacuate embassy in Afghanistan; waiting staff to be relocated for security

J.E. Dyer August 12, 2021
Russia, China holding joint mil exercise; Western and Chinese media characterize it differently by J.E. Dyer

Russia, China holding joint mil exercise; Western and Chinese media characterize it differently

J.E. Dyer August 11, 2021
One (maritime) perspective on U.S. military losing the next fight to China (Part II) by J.E. Dyer

One (maritime) perspective on U.S. military losing the next fight to China (Part II)

J.E. Dyer August 9, 2021
Another reason a woke U.S. military hunting ‘systemic racism’ will lose the next fight to China (Part I) by J.E. Dyer

Another reason a woke U.S. military hunting ‘systemic racism’ will lose the next fight to China (Part I)

J.E. Dyer August 5, 2021
The most obvious question about the FBI and the Whitmer kidnapping plot by J.E. Dyer

The most obvious question about the FBI and the Whitmer kidnapping plot

J.E. Dyer August 1, 2021
Set-up: Senate advances bipartisan infrastructure bill with 17 Republican votes by J.E. Dyer

Set-up: Senate advances bipartisan infrastructure bill with 17 Republican votes

J.E. Dyer July 30, 2021
Pictures big and bigger: Reported shift in Russia’s air space posture vis-à-vis Israel in Syria by J.E. Dyer

Pictures big and bigger: Reported shift in Russia’s air space posture vis-à-vis Israel in Syria

J.E. Dyer July 29, 2021
Trump is right about the infrastructure bills by J.E. Dyer

Trump is right about the infrastructure bills

J.E. Dyer July 27, 2021
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