Stories by Gary Brecher
Every single change in technology in the past 50 years has had "Stop building carriers!" written all over it. But the Navy paid no attention.
Posted on Apr 3, 2009
The failed defense secretary pens a historical cover-up on Iraq and reveals more wild stupidity with his advice on Afghanistan.
Posted on Nov 26, 2008
Only a fool like Bush could pick an anti-American Arab country, add an invading army, and expect a nice fluffy democracy souffle.
Posted on Nov 17, 2008
Telling Georgia to keep attacking Russia is like telling a 98-pound weakling to rematch with the hulking thug who just put him on the floor.
Posted on Sep 13, 2008
The president of tiny Georgia must have caught a case of his pal Bush's war lust to attack a Russian ally and think he'd win.
Posted on Aug 12, 2008
After six years of ignoring Afghanistan, things have gotten bad enough to force American officials to pay attention.
Posted on Jul 21, 2008
One thing the United States doesn't get about guerrilla warfare: It's not over until the guerrillas win.
Posted on Jul 2, 2008
South Africans wouldn't be killing Zimbabwean refugees if it weren't for the stranglehold Zimbabwe's whites have on its farmland.
Posted on Jun 5, 2008
A bizarre new trend is emerging: traditional armed conquests are increasingly less effective, and countries with high birthrates have the edge.
Posted on May 26, 2008
A week ago, Bush called the offensive in Basra a "defining moment" for Iraq. Suddenly he's gotten very quiet.
Posted on Apr 4, 2008
From the enormous advantage gained by Iran via our invasion of Iraq, you would think that Dick Cheney is a mole for the Ayatollah.
Posted on May 7, 2007
The Pentagon won't own up to the fact that it takes a village to run an insurgency.
Posted on Aug 3, 2005
