Trump, Mike Pence (second left), Mark Esper (third right) and members of the national security team watch as Baghdadi is killed ( The White House )
Paul R. Pillar, National Interest: Why America's National Security Bureaucracy Exists (And Why Trump Clashes with Them)
"Trump’s clashes with that bureaucracy will continue as long as he promotes untruths about election interference, the nature of corruption in Ukraine, or any other topic that professionals in the bureaucracy are duty-bound to address in an objective and truthful manner. There will be clashes not because those professionals have a partisan or policy agenda, but because they do not."
The roles of national security professionals who spend careers in government have gotten increased attention lately, mainly because some of their number have been thrust into an uncomfortable spotlight because of the possible impeachment of Donald Trump. The attention has not improved public understanding of the missions and commitment of such officials. The politics surrounding the impeachment issue, unfortunately, have made public misunderstanding even worse.
Read more ....
Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- November 11, 2019
Joint chiefs chair: Fewer than 1,000 troops will remain in Syria -- The Hill
Up to 600 Troops Now Set to Remain in Syria Indefinitely, Top General Says -- Military.com
Why the Precision Strike Missile Is a Must Have for the Army -- RCD
Pentagon Gets a Fix for F-35 Bug in $400,000 Pilot Helmets -- P. Norman, Bloomberg
F-35 To F-22: Can We Talk? Finally, The Answer Is Yes -- Breaking Defense
Ten Things We Know For Sure About The Air Force’s Secret B-21 Bomber -- Forbes
The Navy's Secretive And Revolutionary Program To Project False Fleets From Drone Swarms -- Warzone/The Drive
Truman Escorts Now Supporting Carrier Lincoln on Extended Deployment -- USNI News
Amid the latest Ford controversy, a green workforce is making rapid progress on its sister ship -- Defense News
Marine grunt 2020: How the rapid transformation of small arms is amping up the rifleman -- Marine Times
Rising temperatures put U.S. troops at risk during training, report finds -- NBC
Trump's Intervention in Military Legal Cases Could Strain Relations with Allies: Official -- Military Times
Pompeo stresses NATO’s importance in Germany visit; meets with troops at Grafenwoehr -- Military Times/AP
Trump Demand May Backfire if South Korea Refuses to Cough Up $5 Billion, Experts Say -- Sputnik
U.S. Military Chief Urges South Korea Not to Quit Pact With Japan -- The Wall Street Journal
Ukraine says it expects same amount of US aid in 2020 'if not larger' -- The Hill
U.S. lethal aid to Ukraine might not continue forever – U.S. national security adviser -- UNIAN
UK Conservatives and Labour unveil plans to help military members -- The Guardian
Germany Remains Tepid on NATO 2-Percent Goal -- Spiegel Online
Deutschland Uber Alles? German Military Budget May Overtake Russia’s Over Next Decade -- Sputnik
Five European navies rally around Cold War-era ‘Channel Committee’ -- Defense News
How Russia could force a nuclear war in the Baltics -- Bloomberg
Russia Says It Used Autonomous Armed Strike Drones in a Wargame -- Defense One
Russian missile cruiser wraps up visit to Equatorial Guinea -- TASS
China's New Aircraft Carriers Are a Really Big Deal -- National Interest
China’s new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say -- SCMP
China’s air force turns 70 with tales of its dare-to-die Korean war pilots -- SCMP
Xi Jinping reiterates rallying call to Chinese military, stresses need for Communist Party’s ‘grip’ -- SCMP
Stealth Fighters, Hypersonic Missiles and Aircraft Carriers: China's Military Has Arrived -- National Interest
Competition Grows Between U.S. Military and Chinese, DOD Official Says -- US Department of Defense
Don't Sleep on North Korea's Large (But Really) Old Submarine Fleet -- National Interest
US Admiral: What Veterans Day is all about -- Mike Gilday, CNN
No comments:
Post a Comment