Reflecting on the last 24 hours' worth of media coverage of the Obama World Tour, what seems clear is that there are two clashing world views that are competing for...
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Musings Over Morning Coffee
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A Good Question
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Tim Fernholtz, a new American Prospect writing fellow, is becoming must-reading. Here he is with a good question about McCain's "listen to the Generals"-centric policy...
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Janet Ritz: Credit Where it is Due: H.R. McMaster, the Author of the "Surge" Strategy
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John McCain speaks of his ability to "win wars" by using the "surge" as his example. This is surprising, as this was the strategy that was first implemented in 2005 by...
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To the National Security Professionals, It Doesn't Really Matter Who Wins
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I attended a Washington conference last week on "Civil-Military Relations in a Post-9/11 World," sponsored by the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard and the...
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Maliki's Game-Changer
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Marc Ambinder has the best analysis of the devastating impact of Nouri al-Maliki's statements to McCain's arguments about Iraq: This could be one of those unexpected...
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Terrorism Funds Let Brass Fly in Style
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Luxury pods for Air Force debated. The Air Force's top leadership sought for three years to spend counterterrorism ...
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There are worse things than a coup -- right?
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Scott McConnell, editor of The American Conservative, in “High Noon for the Republican Party”, Harper’s Magazine: If the next president orders the...
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Counterterrorism funds for "Comfort capsules"?
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Okay, this does make one wonder about the priorities of the leadership of the United States Air Force. A new term for your lexicon -- "comfort capsules":The Air Force's...
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SLICC Pods Are New First Class Cabins For Air Force Brass [Military]
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I've never been on a trans-Atlantic aboard a military transport aircraft, but I can guess that they're not the most comfortable way to fly. So it's understandable that...
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Support the Troops, Burn Money
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It was a big day for apologies to the troops yesterday. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates apologized once again for the sub-standard treatment the war wounded receive,...
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Democracy Now! 2008-07-08 Tuesday
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Democracy Now! 2008-07-08 TuesdayHeadlines for July 08, 2008Environmental Groups Slam G8 Leaders for Not Doing More on Global WarmingAs Freed US Contractors Speak Out, a...
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Gates the Substitute Teacher
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Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates is at it again. In a speech in Colorado Springs yesterday, he implored the armed forces to cure themselves of what he calls...