Outside the Beltway

A reminder.

But at nowhere close to the prewar level.

The apocryphal quotation has proven correct.

It’s certainly looking that way.

Winning is impossible, but stopping is too painful.

Leaked estimates are at substantial variance from administration claims.

News whiplash and the weird communications stylings of the Trump administration.

Now what?

No significant U.S. war aims were achieved.

Undermining the professionalism of the officer corps.

There’s still no strategy.

The Art of the Deal in action.

The regime is not a -changin’.

Lethality.

An update from the Commander-in-Chief.

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Apparently, not the president or his “leadership council.”

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

What could go wrong?

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.