Concerns about its support for the Taliban led Dakota Meyers to object to sales to Pakistan by the defense company for which he worked.
Medal of Honor Winner Pays for Balking at Equipping Pakistani Snipers
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The Great $500 Billion Nuclear Debate of 2011
There’s disagreement over whether the nuclear budget should include maintaining and upgrading nuclear weapons, as well other programs such as missile defense and environmental clean-up.
How Questioning the Saudi Regime’s Legitimacy Got Me Suspended by the National Press Club
A substantial part of that re-invention is the capacity to ask tough questions of powerful officials.
Stalemate: How Tel Aviv and Washington Will Uphold the Status Quo in Egypt and Syria
The U.S. does not wish to be seen as responsible for “losing” Egypt to Islamists in the coming elections.
NATO Airstrike Played Right Into Pakistani Insurgents’ Hands
Ostensibly Pakistani forces fired upon joint NATO-Afghan forces.
Do U.S. Special Operations Forces Really Cross the Border Into Iran?
How U.S. forces might operate in Iran can only be left to the imagination.
Egypt: Tear Gas May Be Non-lethal But It’s Lethal to Democracy
The Egyptian military is using tear gas on protestors in Tahrir Square that’s made in the U.S.A.
Sequestering Military Spending
Even if sequestration cuts across all military programs, this sort of ham-handed approach is safely doable.
M.O.P. vs. Qom: Irresistible Force Meets Immoveable Object
While Iran digs deeper to protect its uranium enrichment facilities, the United States develops ever larger bombs to destroy them.
Believing the Worst About Iran Without Attacking
Focusing on the impartial problems that nuclear weapons create for their possessors might be of more benefit in ratcheting down tensions between Israel and Iran than belittling their genuine security concerns.