Outside the Beltway

Different name, same result in Egypt.

Eric Shinseki resigned as Secretary of Veterans Affairs this morning, to the surprise of absolutely nobody.

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

Once again, President Obama’s attempt to communicate a foreign policy vision falls short.

It seems unlikely that Eric Shinseki will have a job for much longer.

The latest chapter in an all too familiar story.

An imperfect timetable, but better than nothing.

Today’s foreign-policy disputes rarely consider the way America’s response to one crisis might affect another.

A prairie populist challenger for Hillary Clinton?

There’s plenty of blame to go around.

People are still going to jail for being unable to pay their fines. And often billed for the priviledge.

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

Hubris.

Shutting down rational debate one meme at a time.

Congressman Walter Jones beat back a primary challenge from a former Bush aide who attacked him over his foreign policy views.

The right decision, or the triumph of mob rule?

A new poll indicates that most Americans don’t want to see the United States intervening overseas.

In retrospect, and in comparison with other recent Presidents, George Herbert Walker Bush’s four years in office were pretty darn good.

Yesterday afternoon’s shooting spree at Fort Hood appears to be a related to post-traumatic stress.

The Pentagon wants to continue receiving special war funding well into peacetime.

Americans are skeptical about getting involved in the Ukraine crisis. This isn’t a surprise.

My latest for The National Interest, “Hagel’s Defense Cuts: The Least Bad Choice,” is out.

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.

Veteran newsman Garrick Utley has died from prostate cancer at the age of 74.

A rather impressive recovery from a career that was mostly dead in 2007.

Refusing to raise the debt ceiling does nothing at all to control spending.

The bizarre conservative love affair with Vladimir Putin continues.

President Obama is rewarding unqualified hacks who raised huge sums for his campaign with ambassadorships.

The Cold War may be over, but the negative opinions in the U.S. regarding Russia and its leadership seem to have continued.

Hundreds of soldiers allegedly scammed a system that awarded bonuses for referring recruits.

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

Let’s think about how the media operates.

Former RNC Chair Ed Gillespie is challenging incumbent Senator Mark Warner for his Senate seat.

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

A new book by former SecDef Robert Gates is making political waves in Washington power circles, but will it matter to ordinary Americans?

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.

The “good war” no more.

Newly disclosed details about the US role in Colombia.

The beginnings of a populist challenge to Hillary Clinton in 2016?

Ron Fournier sees major similarities but ignores key differences.

For veterans who get in trouble with the law, *when* they commit a crime can have profound implications on their future. Does this make sense?