Outside the Beltway

The war in Afghanistan has not been a topic of discussion in the Presidential campaign, but that’s largely because there’s not much left to talk about.

The Obama campaign is challenging an Ohio law that gives members of the military three extra days to vote. They have a very persuasive argument.

The White House and the Pentagon are buildings, not unitary actors.

According to a new report, the CIA considers Israel to be an espionage threat.

Virginia has been offering ID cards to military veterans to make it easier to prove that they’re military veterans for months now.

My latest for World Policy Review, “Oversight or Not, Drones Are Here to Stay,” has posted.

The Fort Hood shooter is being ordered to shave his beard or have it forcibly removed. It’s rather silly.

In a stunning reversal of policy, DOD is allowing soldiers to march in a gay pride parade in uniform.

Mitt Romney has had a rough two weeks, but Barack Obama has to deal with a bad economy.

CFR’s Laurie Garrett has a piece in The Atlantic headlined “Good Job, CIA: Your Pakistan Vaccine Plot Helped Bring Polio Back From the Brink of Eradication.”

Michele Bachmann and several other Members of Congress are engaging in the despicable tactics of Joe McCarthy.

The people trying to undo the Defense Budget sequestration cuts are making some pretty weak arguments.

Once again, a pundit has come up with the boneheaded idea of reinstating the draft.

Congress seems to have gotten the message the Supreme Court sent last month about the Stolen Valor Act.

It’s never a good thing when an Administration is investigating itself.

The US Supreme Court has struck down the Stolen Valor Act, which made it a federal crime to lie about military honors, on free speech grounds.

From one Nobel Peace Prize winner to another.

Are the Stuxnet and Flame attacks the opening shots in a dangerous new era of secret war?

Rand Paul calls Mitt Romney out over his comments about Presidential War Powers.

Mitt Romney’s confrontational approach to Russia makes no sense.

Two centuries ago, a war that makes less and less sense with the passage of time began.

Let’s leave Egypt to the Egyptians.

Mitt Romney believes he could take America to war without Congressional involvement.

US Army Special Forces are the best we have at working with far-flung villagers. Are they good enough?

After a decade of war, suicides are surging among American troops.

In March, Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in Air Force history. Now, she’s assumed command of all Air Force weapons programs.

NASA was in need of new telescopes and got a helping hand from their good pals at the DoD.

Health care is eating up 10 percent of the Pentagon’s budget and rising fast.

The United States may have slowed down Iran’s nuclear program without firing a shot–not counting the one at our own foot.