by John Isaacs [contact information] Published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Online on March 17, 2009 A key bellwether vote in the new Congress came on February 13 when only three Senate Republicans broke ranks from their party and voted with Democrats for President Barack Obama’s $787 billion stimulus bill. If support from […]
Implementing the President’s Plan: An Outline for Action in Iraq
By Col. Richard L. Klass (USAF, ret.), Lt. Gen. Robert G. Gard, Jr. (USA, ret.) and Brig. Gen. John Johns (USA, ret.) [**] Staff Sgt. Riley Smallwood plays with Iraqi children in 2007 (DOD). Download this report (PDF, 5 pages) Barack Obama campaigned on a policy of ending U.S. military involvement in Iraq. There is […]
Bring Back the Draft
Published in Foreign Policy Online in February 2009 By William L. Hauser (USA, ret.) and Jerome Slater Read the full article at ForeignPolicy.com In the ongoing struggle between radical Islamism and Western democracy, military intervention by the United States may again be judged necessary as a last resort against particularly dangerous states or organizations. Although […]
From Outrage to the Oval Office: A Long March
by Robert G. Gard On January 22, President Obama’s second day in office, I, along with 15 other retired general and flag officers, stood behind the President in the Oval Office when he signed executive orders related to the incarceration, interrogation, and treatment of detainees. I have been asked to explain how that occurred and […]
The End is in Sight
by John Isaacs [contact information] Published in the Guardian UK on December 2, 2008 The security agreement signed by the United States and Iraq and approved by the Iraqi parliament last week marks the beginning of the end of the American occupation. It is about time. For more than six years, this war has undermined […]
