by jpitney | Dec 17, 2024 | Foreign Policy, Military
Mitch McConnell at Foreign Affairs: [For] years, congressional opponents of military spending absurdly insisted that there be parity between increases in defense spending and increases in nondefense discretionary spending, holding military power hostage to pet...
by jpitney | Sep 15, 2024 | Military, Public Service, Veterans
At WP, Casey Cep profiles Ronald E. Walters, Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs (PDUSMA) for the National Cemetery Administration (NCA). According to the VA: he helps lead 155 national cemeteries in providing dignified burial services for military...
by jpitney | Aug 17, 2024 | Military
Definitely “much better” to be a rich megadonor than a military hero killed in action. @BillKristol @gtconway3d @GenMhayden @glennkirschner2 @NormOrnstein @JoeNBC @MarkHamill @cindymccain @Liz_Cheney @RubenGallego @mikebarnicle @kasie @hwinkler4real...
by jpitney | Jun 23, 2024 | Congress, House of Representatives, Military
Don Wolfensberger at The Hill: Around the turn of this century we saw evolve a more partisan Congress with the prospect looming large every two years of either or both chambers flipping party control. In the case of the more stalwart committees like Armed Services,...
by jpitney | Jun 17, 2024 | intelligence, Military, Terrorism
Graham Allison and Michael Morrell at Foreign Affairs: Testifying in December to members of the Senate Intelligence Committee, [FBI Director Christopher] Wray said, “When I sat here last year, I walked through how we were already in a heightened threat environment.”...
by jpitney | Jun 8, 2024 | Biden, Foreign Policy, Military, Russia, Ukraine
President Biden observes the 80th anniversary of D-Day: America’s unique ability to bring countries together is an undeniable source of our strength and our power. Isolationism was not the answer 80 years ago, and it is not the answer today. We know the dark...
