Outside the Beltway

A play in three acts.

He’s getting tired of all the winning.

The U.S. hit several targets in Iran as negotiations for a peace deal continue.

The options are not good.

Leaked estimates are at substantial variance from administration claims.

News whiplash and the weird communications stylings of the Trump administration.

A way out of the mess.

No significant U.S. war aims were achieved.

The Madmen Theory doesn’t work when both sides are using it.

A great thing, precipitated by a questionable thing.

So much winning.

Nineteen minutes. Zero answers.

The Nick Fuentes phenomenon.

There’s still no strategy.

So much winning.

STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST, naturally.

The Art of the Deal in action.

Energy prices are likely to be affected for some time.

That’s not how any of this works.

The regime is not a -changin’.

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?

Little Marco has come a long way.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Is no one thinking about the end state?

Apparently, not the president or his “leadership council.”

What could go wrong?

Now we know why it started when it did.

Are our columnists learning? (I think you know the answer).

Shooting down cheap drones with expensive missiles is problematic in more ways than one.

More excerpts from excellent columns I’ve read.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

Breaking news. Big if true.

Preliminary thoughts from several columnists.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

Will POTUS listen?

The evidence is thin.

You’re going to be finding out over the next, maybe, 10 days. 10 to 15 days, pretty much, maximum.

Some criminologists have identified a new trend.

On nations, borders, and laws.

We may be closer to regime change than any point since the 1979 Revolution.

A bold proclamation.

The economy sparked this particular uprising.

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

What could possibly go wrong?

The hostages have been released, but the war appears back on.