More power to you: A growing number of centrist Democrats say they’re open to trimming Pentagon spending in the face of record budget deficits and mounting public debt. Liberal Democrats for years have called for cuts to the massive defense budget to no avail. Even after Democrats regained control of Congress in 2007, their few …
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A real gem: While the narrative might veer toward suggesting this is MacArthur-esque, the MacArthur here (the pompous, overconfident, know-it-all that won’t listen to his closest advisors) is Commander-In-Chief Barack “I have no clue what I’m doing but I’ll be damned if I’ll allow myself to be criticized by underlings” Obama… That’s just flat-out word …
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More On McChrystal
Via memeorandum, this WSJ piece puts together the most compelling argument for the sacking of the General.
He Can Do Whatever He Wants
And the nonsense continues (and I love James Fallows)… Look, Obama doesn’t HAVE to fire McChrystal. Personally, I would, but I generally don’t trust people that arrogant with anything. Additionally, I’m sure Gates and company would like to rip out the good General’s heart and eat in front of the entire Pentagon brass. And Obama …
McInsubordination
It seems Col. Kurtz and his crew have lost their damned minds: The top U.S. general in Afghanistan was summoned to Washington for a White House meeting after apologizing Tuesday for flippant and dismissive remarks about top Obama administration officials involved in Afghanistan policy. The remarks in an article in this week’s in Rolling Stone …
The Japanese right
I have a few Japanese friends, so I knew the Japanese right was pretty nuts, but I had no idea it was this far out (via Matt Yglesias): Groups like Mr. Nishimura’s Society for the Restoration of Sovereignty, which has just a handful of core members, have recently made it their mission to counter international …
How Can You Explain This?
But I thought they were only blocking weapons: Bowing to worldwide pressure and condemnation, Israel on Sunday formally announced an eased blockade of Gaza that could significantly expand the flow of goods overland into the impoverished coastal Palestinian enclave, isolated by the Israelis for three years. The announcement, made by the prime minister of Israel, …