Outside the Beltway

The Iraqi government seems to be panicking.

Things only seem to be getting worse in Iraq.

Trying to make some sense out of a week of outrage.

The Obama White House rejected Republican criticism of the deal that led to the release of the only American Prisoner Of War from the Afghanistan War.

The President’s second speech to the Corps of Cadets is a vast improvement over the first.

An imperfect timetable, but better than nothing.

The tragedy in Santa Barbara will. inevitably, revive the same old gun debate. But can it ever evolve beyond shouting?

James Oliphant asks, “Why Hasn’t the GOP Treated Fort Hood Like Benghazi?”

Boko Haram is threatening to sell the 200-plus Nigerian girls it has kidnapped into slavery.

Could the upcoming House Select Committee on Benghazi actually accomplish something useful?

A new set of emails is reviving the old partisan arguments about the attack in Benghazi.

A prime example of the failure of the “infotainment” industry that American news media has turned into.

So, this happened.

Hamid Karzai’s refusal to sign a new security agreement may result in all U.S. troops leaving Afghanistan by the end of the year.

President Obama’s new rules for killing Americans with drones are proving inconvenient.

Most Americans now see America’s decade of war as a failure.

Former SecDef Robert Gates is among those who believes that the Iraq War unduly diverted attention from fighting the War On Terror.

The Iraqis need to learn to govern themselves, and conservatives blaming President Obama for renewed violence need a history lesson.

If you’re still not convinced that we lost the war in Iraq, this should settle the argument.

The New York Times Benghazi report raises as many questions as it purports to answer.

.Many have tried to justify N.S.A. data mining on the theory that it could have prevented 9/11. Is that true?

The “good war” no more.

More details.

While I concur with the “intent, justice, legality, and morality” of the decision, I nonetheless oppose it.

Newly disclosed details about the US role in Colombia.

Apparently, the security at Tuesday’s memorial for Nelson Mandela was so lax as to be nearly non-existent.

A story that has turned into a partisan kickball and some bad journalism have resulted in a celebrated news program getting considerable egg on its face.

Phil Carter draws attention to “The Vets We Reject and Ignore.”

Relations between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia seem to have soured in recent years.

The world changed significantly twelve years ago today. Will it ever change back even a little bit?

President Obama’s plans in Syria are as unclear as they were before he spoke last night.

I’ve been up since 3 am and drinking since 6 pm, so my reaction to a presidential war speech at 9 am may not be the definitive word

“No More Baby Steps,” my first piece for Defense News, has posted.

Why are chemical weapons a “red line” in a war where so many have been killed?

A proposed Syria authorization being considered in the Senate places several limits on Presidential authority to act, but it’s unclear if those limits can actually work.

Score one for Team Bush?

Prism ain’t got nothin’ on the Hemisphere Project.

The president’s public dithering on Syria is drawing jeers from friend and foe alike.

Persuasion is sometimes an important part of being president.

There’s more than one way to look at the civil war in Syria.