US President Barack Obama in a national security meeting in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington on February 17. Pete Souza/The White House/Reuters/FileThe War On Terror And The Revolt Of The Generals -- Wall Street Journal
The strain of a prolonged conflict has led some military officers to believe they're better than the society they're serving.
There are few things more important to a democratic republic than a healthy relationship between its government and its military establishment. During the 1990s, many defense experts claimed that all was not well with civil-military relations in America. Nothing better illustrated the turbulent state of civil-military relations during this period than the hostility on the part of the uniformed military toward President Bill Clinton, whose antimilitary stance as a young man during the Vietnam War years did not endear him to soldiers.
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Commentaries, Opinions, And Editorials
Why is Obama sending troops to Afghanistan? -- Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post
Afghanistan: A war without end, or rationale -- Eugene Robinson, Washington Post
The U.S. and Pakistan: An alliance too crucial to fail -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Taking On China -- Paul Krugman, New York Times
A Message for China -- New York Times editorial
Beyond brinkmanship: A better economic path for the U.S. and China -- Mohamed A. El-Erian, Washington Post
What Confucius says is useful to China's rulers -- Daniel K. Gardner, L.A. Times
The center of Asia's divide -- Brahma Chellaney, Japan Times
A ghost of Latin America past? -- Joshua Keating, Foreign Policy
Britain in Search of a Grand Strategy -- Zenpundit
Croatia, A modern mafia state: Communist-era corruption still persists -- Jeffrey T. Kuhner, Washington Times
Ecuador's Coup that Wasn't -- Joel D. Hirst, Council On Foreign Relations
Counterinsurgency: Let’s Drink Tea Later -- Herschel Smith, Captain's Journal
Building a new generation of visionary leaders for the US military -- Fabius Maximus
Dangers of a politicized military -- Washington Post
Pound-foolish on national security -- Michael Gerson, Washington Post
Beware the Cyberscare: Big Brother wants more power over the Internet -- Washington Times editorial
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