If God created war so that Americans would learn geography, he created special elections so that Americans would learn about rural counties.

Clausewitz is worth quoting in full on this issue:

I don't know what the point of saying this is—but he has no legal authority whatsoever to do any of that. There's is no AUMF for any strikes on any of these parties. Moreover, these would be strikes on sovereign States that we are not in a state of armed conflict with.

Some thoughts on continuities between al-Sharaa's rule in Idlib (2017-24) and in Damascus this past year, after reading the new Haenni/Drevon book akmckeever.substack.com/p/what-the-h...

Admiral Bradley—WHO TO BE CLEAR WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR EVERY DECISION THAT WAS MADE—has my total and complete moral support. I will be keeping him in my prayers, and I will be rooting for him.

In my latest piece, I explore Plutarch's _Parallel Lives_ and what it has to offer to an America going the way of the Romans.

Wait, so it's all legal and above board but also not ordered by the SECDEF? That's contradictory for two reasons: 1) SOCOM does things because the SECDEF tells them to. 2) Why would SECDEF not take credit for a totally legal thing that's also his job?

Damn they didn’t even hesitate to throw his ass under the bus huh?

If you want to deter escalation you have to impose costs. Otherwise you signal there are no costs for escalating further. Fear of escalation has to go both ways if you want to avoid it and clearly the Russians aren’t afraid enough.

WHERE IS MY THIRD SEASON

This story is supposed to be scandalous, but it's ignoring the millennia old tradition of the troops being fiscally irresponsible to the point of destroying their lives before they can even legally drink.

Before you ask, yes apparently this is real. He must be taking comedy lessons and substances from Elon.

Melians: please do not do a Peloponnesian War to us! Athenian general implausibly named "Da Baby Stabber": imma do it tho --- Every political theorist for the next 3000 years: this is genius.

You give money to liberal currents because they support liberalism I give money to liberal currents because they talk about civil-military relations, we are not the same

People say this like boomers didn't entirely live off a diet of procedural network television in which a show with 30 seasons never once had a single plot last longer than 14 minutes.

> winter 25-26: joint patrols > summer 2026: advisor teams > fall 2026: “as MPD stands up, we stand down” > 2027: The Year Of The Police > FY2028 Posture Statement: “we are turning a corner in the DC AOR”

Found in the Kyiv region after the attack, he spent 10 hours under the rubble

You guys are all dunking on this, but this is the most elite example of turning in an essay without having done the reading I've ever seen. Oh, I didn't cite anything? My arguments are muddled and incoherent? My paper has no structure? Yeah well, I'm being oppressed. Checkmate nerd.

"To all Kriegsmarine & Luftwaffe near the coast of Normandy, France. The sea & air around the coast of France is hereby closed effective immediately. THERE IS DEFINITELY NOTHING GOING ON THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT."

Still need a lil help here

Extraordinary WSJ reporting today that unveils the extent to which Trump, Witkoff, Kushner and US business executives are salivating over business deals with Russia while Putin’s forces kidnap Ukranian children and bomb civilians in their apartments. 🎁 www.wsj.com/world/russia...

So did he just announce an NFZ over Venezuela or is he just incoherently screaming again

I suppose it would be irresponsible of me as an author if I didn’t tell everyone that USNI books are currently 50% off… including my latest, “Nothing Here Worth Dying For.” Remember folks: A book always makes a great Christmas present! www.usni.org/press/books?...

He’s at 60% disproval lol

This isn't actually the weight of command or any sort of deep emotional state. This is just what it looks like to be in 1st CAV

Does make me wonder if Slotkin, Kelly, and the rest of Congress were hearing stuff prompting the video they made about not following illegal orders

People with cardboard in the summer literally saved democracy

Oh no. We're arguing about whether you can surrender to a drone again.

My family came to the U.S. before the Immigration Act of 1924 banned Japanese and cut Eastern European immigrants. Since then, our family fought for our country in WWII, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan. We are the land of the free and the home of the brave because of those who became Americans.

So Ukraine can get rid of their scheming viziers in the middle of an existential conflict but we still have to listen to Stephen Miller’s daily renditions of the Nuremberg Rally. This is such bullshit.

It is worth remembering that these are people who loyally fought alongside us for 20 years while Miller was enduring the harrowing experience of writing press releases

This statement is way outside of CIA’s lane and erosive of the ethical norm that intelligence should be non-partisan. If that norm vanishes, intelligence loses a very large portion of its value.

Review: This thing was a tome, but I saw it on the shelf in my boss' office and thought 'why not?' Pretty fun to see where all the Dr. Strangelove jokes came from. Basic takeaway? We should definitely have a thermonuclear war.

‘I kind of feel betrayed': ICE arrests military spouses at San Diego green card interviews www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/i...

After having watched One Battle After Another, I am happy to say it's the best film that's been made since Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. I won't be taking further questions.

Absolutely awful to see innocent National Guard soldiers gunned down in a terrorist attack, prayers for them and their families in this horrible moment

oh fuck

Pleased to share my new essay in @foreignaffairs.com on the broader implications of the Trump administration’s killing spree at sea. www.foreignaffairs.com/central-amer...

We need nukes chat

This list is—unfortunately—missing essential core texts of liberal political philosophy.

you should support liberal currents!

you mean to tell me that a talk show host going with "this guy has arranged the military medals he won badly" as a PR strategy against a combat veteran didn't work?