This is the grave of Raymond Odierno. Born in 1954 in Rockaway, New Jersey, Odierno grew up in an Italian American family in that very Italian American state. He stayed.
This is the grave of Michael Kelly. Born in Washington, D.C. in 1957, this utter creature of the Beltway, this King of the Blob, this lover of bombing brown people.
The second- and third-most downloaded articles at the journal Security Studies both tackle the causes of the Iraq War. This might reflect an imbalance of supply and demand: there aren't.
This is the grave of Chris Kyle. Born in 1974 in Odessa, Texas, Kyle wanted to become a rodeo star. But as happens in that utterly insane sport, he suffered.
It's always sad when the George Washington of a nation dies...
The sound you hear is the continuing implosion of Jeb Bush. Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) said on Thursday during a campaign stop in Iowa that "taking out Saddam.
Reihan Salam provides of somewhat less than compelling defense of why he is still a neo-con and why America needs his point of view. He fully admits that Iraq was.
I've been ruminating for a while about this John Judis column on lefty reluctance to engage in Syria. Ali Gharib has a good response here, and Dan Trombly here; suffice.
