Outside the Beltway

Democrats are currently engaged in a circular firing squad.

Every new report out of Iran seems to bring us closer to the moment when Israel has decided it’s heard enough. What happens if that day actually happens ?

The White House seems to be getting annoyed at the criticism coming it’s way from the left.

There’s a war of words developing between the Pentagon and the information-sharing website Wikileaks.

As the campaign in Kentucky heats up for the final sprint to November, Rand Paul seems to have succeeded in moving beyond many of the mis-steps that plagued him three months ago.

The Pentagon can not account for 95 percent of the Iraq oil revenue from 2004 to 2007.

Will the Wikileaks document dump give even further impetus to the growing sentiment that the United States needs to leave Afghanistan ?

With everyone concerned about the budget deficit, the idea of cutting military spending is finally gaining traction on Capitol Hill.

It’s going to be much harder for reporters to get access to the military thanks to new rules announced last night by the Pentagon.

Stanley McChrystal will be allowed to retire as a four-star general rather than suffer the indignity of being reduced to his permanent grade.

The testiest exchange during today’s hearings in the Senate came when Jeff Sessions tried to confront Elena Kagan over military recruiting at Harvard Law School, and failed miserably.

Are new war strategies putting too much strain on commanders in the field ?

David Petraeus says he supports the President’s Afghanistan policy, including the withdrawal timetable, but that means less than most people think it does.

Are we making too much of Stanley McChrystal’s remarks?

General Stanley McChrystal is opening his mouth again and, this time, it could cost him his job.

Having long since gotten rid of rum and the lash, I suppose this day was inevitable.