“Today crisis drives policy. It has become too politically convenient to simply allow a crisis to develop and get worse and then react to the crisis…But make no mistake about it, there is a price to be paid. And the price to be paid is that you lose the trust of the American people...My greatest concern today is that we are putting our national security at risk by lurching from budget crisis to budget crisis to budget crisis.”
Women in Combat: Is It Really That Big of a Deal?
The announcement that Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has lifted the ban on women in direct ground combat has brought out the normal pundits who either support it — or who don’t.
What I have found in the more than 10 years I …
Boy in the Bunker: Alabama 5-Year-Old Starts the Road to Recovery
A week after he was taken hostage in an underground bunker, Ethan is now free.
Famous Last Words: “O Ye of Little Faith”
Classic oldie but goodie, and still viewed a lot in Army aviation circles. An AH-64 pilot, flying at Fort Campbell, Ky., several years ago, decides to thread his Apache through some trees in the northwest corner of the …
A Guide to Sequestration, the Bad Budget Policy We May Not Be Able to Avoid
Amid President Obama’s call to postpone the pain of sequestration, signs that a solution may be elusive.
Sitting Guard
A U.S. Army soldier provides security in Farah province Jan. 29.
Obamacare and GOP Governors – Is This a Tipping Point?
Gov. John Kasich’s choice to expand Ohio’s Medicaid program may provide political cover to other Republicans who have vehemently opposed the Affordable Care Act.
The Last Ride of the Devil of Ramadi: Sniper Chris Kyle’s Final Mission
A Texas town is in disbelief and mourning as a local hero apparently falls victim to a troubled ex-marine he was trying to help
Minority Report Has Finally Arrived
Read it and weep: “Memo Cites Legal Basis for Killing U.S. Citizen in Al Qaeda.”
As a U.S. citizen, the government can now kill you in advance of your actually committing a crime – simply by knowing that you are likely to act …
Shifting into “R”
For the past 11 years, logisticians have had their hands full in Afghanistan. For one, the country is land locked and far from a seaport. The terrain, especially in the strategically important east, is covered with mountains; and …
Does an Alleged Stealth Aircraft….
…see its shadow if it’s introduced to the world for the first time on Groundhog Day?
Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi unveiled the Qaher F-313 fighter February 2 in Tehran. The debut came as Iran …
Doughnut Drollery with New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie went on The Late Show with David Letterman for the first time last night, and showed the nation he is comfortable with his bulging waistline.
Chris Kyle’s Alleged Killer
I wonder, but do not know, the motivation or the mental state of Eddie Ray Routh, the 25-year old former Marine now being held for the Saturday murders in Texas of former Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle and fellow military veteran …