Sen. Tom Cotton Thinks War Against Iran Would Be Easy And Painless
One freshman Senator seems to think that war with Iran would be easy, just like Republicans used to think that war against Iraq would be easy.
Why It Matters That Obama Didn’t Follow The Law In The Bergdahl Release Deal
Good intentions and good results aside, the President’s disrespect for the Rule Of Law should concern everyone.
Donald Rumsfeld Has ‘Absolutely No Idea’ if His Tax Returns Are Accurate
Our tax system is so complicated that whether we’re filing our returns correctly is a known unknown.
Robert Gates: Invading Iraq Diverted Attention From The War On Terror
Former SecDef Robert Gates is among those who believes that the Iraq War unduly diverted attention from fighting the War On Terror.
Defense Department Weighing COCOM Realignment and Rebrand
The Pentagon is considering doing away with two combatant commands—and no longer calling them combatant commands.
Pentagon’s Broken Payroll System
The military’s finance and accounting system has been dysfunctional for decades and is getting worse.
The Iraq War And The Damaged Legacy Of The GOP
The Iraq War did significant damage to the legacy of the Republican Party.
Norman Schwarzkopf Dead at 78
General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander during Operation Desert Storm, has died at the age of 78.
George W. Bush Portrait Unveiled
The official portrait of George W. Bush, the 43rd president, was unveiled at the White House yesterday. The ceremony was a rare display of political humor and grace.
Drone Creep and the Rumsfeld Question
My first piece for The New Republic, “Why the Obama Administration’s Drone War May Soon Reach a Tipping Point,” is up.
Obama And Romney: A Dime’s Worth Of Difference On Foreign Policy?
Despite their rhetoric, there would be few differences between a Romney Administration and an Obama Administration when it comes to foreign policy.
UK Defense Secretary Tough on Iran, Tougher on Europe
Philip Hammond addressed the Atlantic Council this morning in advance of a meeting with Leon Panetta.
The War In Iraq Is Finally Over
After 3,193 days and more than 4,000 lives, the American war in Iraq is officially at an end.
Kissinger Praises Huntsman, Declines Endorsement
Despite one headline to the contrary, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger did not endorse Jon Huntsman as our next president today.
War and Rhetoric
Elias Isquith proclaims my Atlantic essay “How Perpetual War Became U.S. Ideology” to be “a total disaster.”
Twitter As Breaking News Source
Sunday’s announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden was the latest example of how Twitter has become the go-to source for “Breaking News.”
Missing The Point: It Doesn’t Matter If Torture “Works”
The debate over “enhanced interrogations” has been renewed by the bin Laden mission, but whether it “worked” or not isn’t the question.