Outside the Beltway

It’s certainly looking that way.

The ousting of top Defense leaders continues.

Undermining the professionalism of the officer corps.

An American patriot is gone at 81.

The Art of the Deal in action.

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

“There’s a lot of commander coming.”

A long and unusual speech has implications for civil-military relations.

A reaffirmation rather than a revelation.

Every general and admiral in a command billet has been called for a last-minute gathering about some unspecified topic.

A historically inaccurate bit of symbolic silliness.

Thinking about possible outcomes.

A 20% reduction would require massive changes in law and approach.

Whether it’s a good policy will depend almost entirely on execution.

Perhaps it’s just as well.

A natural evolution in American foreign policy, albeit a concerning one.

The top uniformed lawyers for the Army, Navy, and Air Force have been relieved.

Oh my.

This time for Secretary of the Navy

Here we go again.

There is no such thing as “the perfect candidate.”

Some additional (and longwinded) perspective.

I don’t think its stolen valor, but Walz has played it loose when referring to his service

An understandable but wrongheaded action.

While foreign policy seldom decides American elections, it really should this year.