This will be the last "On War" column, at least for the foreseeable future. I will (unexpectedly) retire from the Free Congress Foundation, where I have worked for 22 years, at the end of this month. Once I am reestablished, either with a new institution or in retirement, I intend to restart the column. When …
Continue reading “Parting Thoughts, for Now”
According to the July 3 Cleveland Plain Dealer, President Barack Obama said something very interesting last week. He told the AP that he has "a very narrow definition of success when it comes to our national security interests" in Afghanistan. "And that is that al-Qaeda and its affiliates cannot set up safe havens from which …
Continue reading “One Step Forward,
One Step Back”
William Lind on McChrystal’s challenges
The mullahs are losing legitimacy, says William Lind
What works and what’s right are the same, says William Lind
William Lind asks why lessons are never learned
