The recipe for the toxic soup our current president is ladling out is three parts fear to one part frustration—and…
Military Industrial Complex
America’s Short-Tail Diplomacy in a Long-Tail Game
My convenient definition of ‘short tail’ for the purpose of this article is politics and ‘long tail’ is statesmanship. Politics…
Will the Real President Obama Please Stand Up.
Stand up, of course, means many things to many people. But in the context of my question, I define…
John Yoo Gets a Book Review Instead of Jail Time
Book review of John Yoo’s ‘Crisis and Command’ By Jack Rakove Sunday, January 10, 2010; CRISIS AND COMMAND A History…
The Next Stinger Sting
Pakistan Seeks More U.S. Military Aid Prime Minister Gillani Petitions Envoy for Drone Technology, Real-Time Data By Joshua Partlow Washington…
Taking Bob Gates Unseriously
Ah, the difference a day makes. April 9, 2009 Contractors Reach Deal on Destroyer By CHRISTOPHER DREW Two military contractors,…
Payoffs vs Bob Gates–Gunfight at the Pentagon Corral
Pentagon Chief Calls for Cuts; Congress Opens Fire By Dana Milbank Tuesday, April 7, 2009; A02 The F-22 Raptor fighter…
Didn’t We Go to Afghanistan to Punish Bin Laden?
U.S. Officials Offer Dismal Review of War in Afghanistan National Security Team Says More Troops From NATO Allies Are Necessary…
The First Shoe to Drop in an Iraqi Civil War
As Anbar Counts Votes, Sheiks Voice Defiance Tribal Leaders Threaten Reprisals If They Lose By Sudarsan Raghavan Washington Post Foreign…
From $750 to $1 Million–Hey, It’s Complex (as in Military-Industrial)
Marines’ New Ride Rolls Out Years Late By Walter Pincus Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 3, 2009; A04 The…