“Too Quick to Battle” was originally published in the Wall Street Journal by Matthew Hoh on January 20, 2010. President Obama inherited three wars: Iraq, Afghanistan and the fight against al Qaeda. And despite all the promise of a fresh approach as he took office, and a steady stream of rhetoric since then about the […]
Should Torture be Part of the U.S.’s Counterterrorism Approach?
by Robert G. Gard [contact information] By Matthew Alexander, Joe Navarro, and Lieutenant General Robert Gard (USA-Ret.) Published in Reuters on June 24, 2009 President Obama decided not to release a new group of detainee abuse photographs because he believes they would inflame our enemies and threaten American troops. Indeed, the shocking photos from Abu […]
Congress and President Obama’s National Security Agenda
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 […]
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 […]
