Outside the Beltway

Outgoing Senator Jim Webb is making another attempt at passing the Stolen Valor Act, deemed unconstitutional last year by the US Supreme Court.

One of West Point’s first female graduates has married her long-time girlfriend at the Cadet Chapel.

US military drones are crashing at civilian airports around the world.

People continue to spread conspiracy theories explaining the “real reason” that David Petraeus’s extra-marital affair became public.

The scandal now surrounding David Petraeus should lead people to reassess his past record.

As is often the case with sex scandals, pretty much everything ever written about General David Petraeus takes on an ironic double meaning in hindsight.

The scandal that led to P4’s downfall has many layers, none of them flattering to the most famous American general of his generation.

Trending on Twitter this morning: “R.I.P. Paul Davis. The Navy Seal who killed Osama Bin Laden died in battle today. Retweet to honor him.”

Do we really need to guard the Tomb of the Unknowns in the midst of a hurricane?

If you thought the War On Terror might be over, think again.

One of the few areas of disagreement was how big our military should be.

First in a series of posts looking at the substance of the final presidential debate, ostensibly about foreign policy.

President Obama seems to have given away the store when it comes to the defense sequestration cuts.

The Pentagon considers those killed by Nidal Hassan at Fort Hood three years ago victims of workplace violence, not terrorism.

The Center for Responsive Politics touts “Overwhelming Support for Obama” among military donors. The numbers show something more interesting: those associated with the military don’t give money to political campaigns.

Don’t blame the Defense Department for following a bad law.

Mitt Romney is once again making completely false claims about the status of the United States Navy.

The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.

Slowly but surely, we’re giving up on Afghanistan.

Not surprisingly, a new study finds that repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has not caused any harm to the military.

An attack on Iran’s nuclear program would be far more complicated than a one-off attack.

John Nagl, who became famous as a leading counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner, is taking on a new challenge: grooming young boys for life.

General Martin Dempsey, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, sent a message to Israel last week.

My latest for The Atlantic, “Stop Feeling Sorry for American Veterans, has posted.

Left with a choice between their hawkish foreign policy and their supposed commitment to fiscal conservatives, Republicans will, without fail, spend the nation into debt.

Today’s convention activities will include the opening salvos of an attack on the President’s foreign policy. This strikes me as a mistake.

An Atlantic story on veterans returning to college is both poignant and miscast.

A new book by one of the Navy SEALs involved in the raid that killed Osama bin Laden differs significantly from the official version put forward by the government.

Four idiot privates from Fort Stewart planned to take over the base, kill the president, and take over the government.

Justin Strine spent part of the summer in jail for violent mayhem but doesn’t understand why he’s unfit to be an Army officer.

A former Obama official says government should learn from business, but is private industry really more efficient?

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs has a message for those who wear and have worn our country’s uniform: “We are not elected to serve; rather, we elect to serve.”

The candidates aren’t talking about the war in Afghanistan very much, but that’s mostly because the American people don’t want them to.

Charges that the Obama administration leaked classified information about the Osama bin Laden raid for political gain are bunk.

Two groups of former special operations soldiers are opposing Obama. Their military bonafides are not their most interesting credentials.