by Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.) and Tom Andrews Published on the Huffington Post on December 1, 2008 The media obsession over who’s in and who’s out of consideration for the Obama Cabinet brings the admonition on the famous “War Room” wall of Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign to mind: “It’s the Economy Stupid!” […]
Time To Rethink Missile Defense
By Lt. Gen. Robert Gard and Kingston Reif Published in Defense News on October 20, 2008 Despite the Bush administration’s investment of an estimated $60 billion since 2001, U.S. national missile defense continues to be an unnecessary and counterproductive enterprise. Testing objectives consistently are not met, cost overruns and scheduling delays are rampant, and relations […]
Torture Erodes America’s Moral High Ground in the World
by Robert G. Gard and Pastor Joel C. Hunter Published in the Orlando Sentinel on June 25, 2008 America has been long admired not only for its unparalleled strength but also for the ideals for which we stood. Over the past several years, the world watched as we opened Guantanamo, listened as American leaders refused […]
Nuclear Terrorism is a Likely Event
By Lt. Gen. Robert Gard, Senior Military Fellow Published in the Knoxville News Sentinel on May 10, 2008 At a Senate hearing recently, Undersecretary of Energy for Intelligence and Analysis Charles Allen testified, “Al-Qaida wants a nuclear weapon to use.” It is well-known that al-Qaida considers it a religious duty to acquire a nuclear weapon, […]
Lieutenant General Robert Gard Sets the Record Straight on the Surge
by Robert G. Gard Transcript of remarks delivered on April 1, 2008 When President George W. Bush announced in January 2007 that the United States would “surge” 30,000 additional soldiers into Iraq, he said that the expected security gains would give Iraqis “confidence in their leaders” and provide the Iraqi government with “the breathing space […]
