Outside the Beltway

“Major combat operations” are underway.

Will POTUS listen?

You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

An absurd matter has come to its rightful conclusion.

Other schools are likely to follow.

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

A slow-moving disaster.

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.

So says Denmark’s prime minister.

An oft-misunderstood legal principle.

We’ve seen this movie before.

A bold proclamation.

Where’s Congress?

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

The biggest reform in generations is being proposed.

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

A childhood friend claims he had PTSD from his actions.

A suspect, an Afghan national, is in custody.

Support is low, but opposition is tepid.

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

It’s not an unprecedented stance.

The Pentagon’s couch cushions are huuuuge.

A million dollars a day.

What could possibly go wrong?

The SOUTHCOM commander has resigned and the Senate is debating, but it won’t matter.