Outside the Beltway

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

The David Petraeus/Paula Broadwell story gets curiouser.

An attempt to lay down some basic groundwork for discussing this story.

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.

A surprise Friday resignation at the CIA.

A passenger praying in the aisles will apparently get your plane priority landing privileges.

Without question, Barack Obama won the foreign policy debate in the 2012 campaign.

In a posting for New Atlanticist titled “Status Quo Election,” I note the near total absence of foreign affairs from a presidential campaign that’s mercifully coming to an end.

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.

Does it make sense to divide the Presidential debates between “domestic policy” and “foreign policy?” Yes, and no.

The candidate’s meet for one last time tonight to talk about some of the most important issues in the world.

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

A Bangladeshi man was arrested yesterday in New York for an apparent plot to bomb Federal Buildings. The entire plot was an FBI sting operation.

What’s the truth about last night’s debate exchange about Libya?

Osama’s driver, who was convicted of only technical crimes, has had his conviction overturned on a technicality.

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.

Falling on the sword?

The worst elements among the Syrian rebels seem to be the ones getting the arms.

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

The argument that the United States should start assisting the rebellion in Syria has many flaws.

A round of finger pointing in the aftermath of the Benghazi attack.

One of Mitt Romney’s own supporters didn’t like his foreign policy speech very much.

The official narrative on the Benghazi consulate attack has changed again.

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

Mitt Romney’s speech at VMI today was billed as a major foreign policy address, but it was incredibly light on substance.

The Afghanistan War is officially eleven years old today.