Resource (mis)allocation

Three stories this week illustrated how the McCain/Bush foreign policy is failing our military structure and national strength in general. First, Bob Woodward reports how President Bush ignored the advice of his military chiefs at the Pentagon and surged five brigades that we could ill afford to use. The Washington Post and his new book [...]

Palin: Swagger and lipstick, but not much foreign policy

Sarah Palin’s speech at the RNC has endeared her to those seeking a “pit bull with lipstick” to head up McCain’s attack strategy against a formidable (and honorable) Democratic ticket. For those of us interested in responsible American leadership in foreign policy, there really wasn’t any “there” there. I’ve culled a transcript of the speech [...]