Tag Archives: National Security

Jamie Fly Is Right

John Kerry was for supporting the war in Afghanistan . . . before he was against it.

Abandoning Afghanistan

Via e-mail from Dan Spencer comes evidence that the Obama Administration is going to let Afghanistan twist in the wind:

John Bolton At The University Of Chicago

Tuesday evening, I went to the U of C to hear former Ambassador John Bolton speak on the Obama Administration’s foreign policy, and take questions.

Liz Cheney And Debra Burlingame

New faces for the GOP on the issue of national security.

The Obama Administration Should Listen To Dianne Feinstein

She has the right idea on Afghanistan:

The Value Of Dissent From The Military

Kori Schake has an excellent post on why having the military speak out openly on the formulation of policy concerning Afghanistan is a good thing.

The Third Term Of George W. Bush

My latest New Ledger column discusses the similarities between the Obama Administration, and the Bush administration. They are many:

Is James Jones Just Completely Out Of Touch?

Yes:

Listening To The Generals

It cannot be emphasized enough that nowadays, the Obama Administration is committing the very same policy sins critics accused the Bush Administration of committing; failing to listen closely and respectfully to the advice of the military brass. Just examine what National Security Adviser James Jones said today:

McChrystal Calls Out The Obama Administration

Behold. He disses the Vice President’s idea of scaling down the American military presence, and points out that we don’t have forever in designing and implementing a strategy.

Maybe They Should Have A Beer, Or Something

This issue has been discussed before, but it is worth emphasizing anew just how scary it is that the President of the United States does not talk regularly with his commanding general on the ground in Afghanistan.

Listening To The Generals

Recall that the Bush Administration was accused of not doing too much listening to the uniformed military. Now, read this:

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