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The Cost of the Iran War
1+ week, 3+ day ago (559+ words) This much winning doesn’t come cheap. New Yorker (“How Much Is the Iran War Costing Americans?”): So, $80-100 billion? That’s a small price to pay for ending Iran’s nuclear program, installing a US-friendly regime that’s not murdering its citizens, and gaining…...
The Erosion of the Army
1+ week, 4+ day ago (543+ words) Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns in protest over Hegseth’s management of the Army. One of the clear lessons of Trump’s time in office, especially his second term, is the degree to which cabinet appointments matter. We have seen, for example,…...
The Most Powerful Man in the World and his AI Feed
2+ week, 1+ day ago (375+ words) I guess Natalie needs a proofreader I know that it is exceedingly difficult to focus on the cavalcade of damaging nonsense that is pouring forth from this administration, but it should matter more than it does that the President of…...
Another Injunction – Outside the Beltway
2+ week, 4+ day ago (107+ words) The vote-by-mail legal drama continues. Via Axios: Trump administration violated court order on mail-voting rules, judge says. Why it matters: The order allows the Trump administration to publish the rule Wednesday, but the U.S. Postal Service remains barred from making the…...
In Front of Our Noses: Trump’s Need for Sycophancy
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1801+ words) A note on Natalie Harp. “To see what is in front of one’s nose needs a constant struggle.”-George Orwell. So, a few days ago, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) said the following: Ossoff says that Trump doesn’t want to do…...
Trump Reduces Military Exercises with South Korea: What It Means
3+ week, 6+ day ago (723+ words) They send a signal that is totally inappropriate and hostile. So, yesterday afternoon, the Commander-in-Chief sent this on his personal social media platform: NYT (“Trump Orders Pentagon to Curtail Military Exercises With Ally South Korea“): President Trump said on Sunday…...
Planning? Logistics? – Outside the Beltway
4+ week, 20+ hour ago (800+ words) What strange words (plus thoughts on wasteful spending). As we watch the slow-motion train wreck that is the Iran war effort, one is reminded that qualifications and expertise actually matter. To add to James Joyner’s post on the conditions on…...
The Message is Mixed (To Put it Kindly)
4+ week, 21+ hour ago (505+ words) Vance on war aims. Via NBC News: Low oil prices now ‘goal No. 1’ in Iran war, Vance says, as U.S. threatens new economic pressure. Keeping gas prices low is now the United States’ “goal No. 1” in the Iran war,…...
Trump Downplays Concerns on U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln Conditions
4+ week, 23+ hour ago (638+ words) Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain NYT (“Trump Dismisses Reports About Dire Conditions Aboard U.S. Aircraft Carrier“): President Trump on Friday dismissed concerns about dire conditions reported aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln, an aircraft carrier that…...