Outside the Beltway

Hegseth didn’t label Mormons as “Christian” on his list and Mike Lee isn’t happy.

180 faiths are now “Other” or “None.”

More women and minority officers have been removed from the promotion list.

The apocryphal quotation has proven correct.

It’s certainly looking that way.

The options are not good.

The ousting of top Defense leaders continues.

Pete’s prayer and Franklin Graham weighs in.

Hegseth’s pulpit.

Undermining the professionalism of the officer corps.

There’s still no strategy.

The Art of the Deal in action.

Why not both?

“It takes money to kill bad guys.”

Plus: the Strait of Hormuz.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

Lethality.

Memes, movies, TV shows, and actual war. One of these things is not like the other.

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

What it is and isn’t. Some polisci basics.

I’m sure there’s a plan for that.

“Major combat operations” are underway.

Will POTUS listen?

Official business, dontcha know.

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

Other schools are likely to follow.

The long-awaited document is less disruptive than it appears on the surface.

Going from bad to worse.

The NYT reports about likely war crimes by US forces.

The quest for the elusive Peace Prize continues.

The ongoing attempt to venerate the J6 insurrectionists.

We’ve seen this movie before.

(More than) 12 Tomahawks a-bombing.

The biggest reform in generations is being proposed.

A clear violation of the laws of war. But do they apply?

The former Defense Secretary and Vice President is gone at 84.

What could possibly go wrong?

The SOUTHCOM commander has resigned and the Senate is debating, but it won’t matter.

Congress, Schmongress.

“There’s a lot of commander coming.”

A reaffirmation rather than a revelation.

A few more details have emerged.

Every general and admiral in a command billet has been called for a last-minute gathering about some unspecified topic.

Restricting those who report on the Pentagon.