Restrepo BY Gabriel Schoenfeld July 23, 2010 10:05 AM What is combat in Afghanistan like? For those of us who have not been embedded as reporters, but want to know what our soldiers in this difficult war are up against, there is now Restrepo, a documentary film by Tim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger. The subtitle of the […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) The American Military is Already Doing More with Less BY Gary Schmitt July 23, 2010 12:20 PM Yesterday, both the New York Times and Josh Rogin at Foreign Policy’s “The Cable” posted pieces on the growing pressure within Congress to cut defense spending. And, indeed, both the House and
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Should Israel Bomb Iran? Better safe than sorry BY Reuel Marc Gerecht July 26, 2010, Vol. 15, No. 42 There is only one thing that terrifies Washington’s foreign policy establishment more than the prospect of an American airstrike against Iran’s nuclear-weapons facilities: an Israeli airstrike. Left, right, and center,
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JULY 21, 2010 Kagan and the Military: What Really Happened Her intellectually dishonest opposition to our armed forces during a time of war shows bad judgment. She doesn’t belong on the Supreme Court. By PETE HEGSETH Yesterday the Senate Judiciary Committee sent Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court nomination to the floor of the Senate for a
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JULY 20, 2010 The military risks are large; the political risks could be even bigger. By BRET STEPHENS Why hasn’t Israel bombed Iran yet? It’s a question I often get from people who suppose I have a telepathic hotline to Benjamin Netanyahu’s brain. I don’t, but for a long time I was confident that an
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JULY 15, 2010 Here are five steps to ensure that the U.S. remains the dominant force in the sky. By NOAH SHACHTMAN The United States Air Force has long been the envy of the world’s militaries—sleek, high-tech and lethal to all who opposed it. Now, at a clandestine military base that serves as the headquarters
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JULY 14, 2010 Iran and the Missile Defense Imperative U.S. intelligence now sees Tehran developing intercontinental missiles by 2015. If we continue our current strategy, we will not be able to counter the threat. By R. JAMES WOOLSEY AND REBECCAH HEINRICHS EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: Further, if the Iranians were to detonate even a primitive
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Book Review – One Second After by William Forstchen This is a book you will never forget as it tells the story of the aftermath of an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) Weapon attack on the United States. It is a book of fiction but is based on factual possible nuclear attack information. This book review is being posted in conjunction with an
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July 13, 2010 What Will Gates’ Legacy Be at Defense? By Jed Babbin The worst-kept secret in the Pentagon today – discussed furtively among the most senior military and civilian staff and around the correspondents’ corridor – is Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s intention to resign from the post he has held since 2006. Why Gates
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JULY 8, 2010 On Pentagon Wish List: Russian Copters By NATHAN HODGE WASHINGTON—The Obama administration’s recent lifting of sanctions against Russia’s state arms exporter could boost orders for Russian aircraft from a somewhat-unexpected customer: the U.S. military. As part of its effort to equip the militaries of Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan, the Pentagon has in
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