Centcom

One Candidate Has Failed the Commander in Chief Test - Twice

Jon Soltz | Posted 04.15.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

McCain has committed his second big flub in a month --both on very key, simple matters, which a Commander in Chief should know.

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Fallon's Fall

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

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Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Once again, this White House has seen to it that another senior level military commander has been censored for daring to challenge the Bush-Cheney "unconventional wisdom" regarding the Middle East.

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Admiral Fallon: A Resignation in Protest

Jon Soltz | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

Fallon will try to put a good face on it, as a loyal Admiral, and the Pentagon will insist that he was stepping aside to help the team. But that's not the case.

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Fallon Resigns As Mideast Military Chief

Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

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"The top U.S. military commander for the Middle East resigned Tuesday amid speculation about a rift over U.S. policy in Iran," the AP reports. Defens...

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O'Hanlon-Kagan and the Militarist Dead-End on Terrorism

Gareth Porter | Posted 11.21.2007 | Politics

Read More: Centcom, Michael O’Hanlon, Pakistan Nuclear Weapons, Pakistan, Pakistan Jihadists, Pervez Musharraf, William Fallon, War With Pakistan, Pakistan State of Emergency, Fred Kagan, Politics News
Gareth Porter

Why doesn't the clear reality that Pakistan offers no opportunity for using military power against the jihadists invalidate the whole notion of a "war" against terrorism?

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Petraeus Admits "I Don't Know" If White House Plan on Iraq Makes America Safer

Jon Soltz | Posted 09.11.2007 | Politics

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Jon Soltz

General Petraeus has a very limited area of concern -- the US military in Iraq -- and his testimony today reflected that. When one looks at the grander scale, the picture is dismal.

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