I honestly have not looked that deeply into him yet, but his background will take up some of my weekend reading in a few days.

Thank you very much!

Hey folks! I have been writing a lot lately. Let me know if you have questions about anything.

That is a fair way of looking at it, which makes my larger point.

If only it were that simple.

Thanks! I think it is important for reporters to not only report what happens as spot news, but what the consequences are as well.

I am not so sure the “liberal application of money can generally help fix this.” The Pentagon is notoriously wasteful. It is one thing to ensure soldiers are paid on time and to fix hardware that needs fixing. It is another thing entirely to want to balloon our armed services with high numbers ships, aircraft that it…

I tend to agree.

What issue do you have with the piece?

Oh, I agree with much of what you are saying. My take on Obama’s foreign policy is that he was particularly interested in Europe (especially NATO), but not especially strong with China. What I will say is that I still hold strong that Obama handled Putin appropriately. As for China, yes, we have to stop their…

Exactly!

You make an excellent point. Yes, all war is bad. I, however, do feel the two countries have engaged in behavior that isn’t, exactly, the same and therefore must be treated differently. I will likely write another post comparing the two.

Neat! Thanks for this!

Thank you for noticing. Was in a bit of a rush! I made the corrections. Thank you and please let me know if you think corrections need to be made.

Thing is, it is not about isolation. It is about navigating the territory we do have, but not having the hardware to do even that. America doesn’t need 40 icebreakers. 6 are more than enough for rescue patrols, scientific research and paving out arctic lanes. This is also not about competition. It is about…

You got it!

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I have heard many wonderful things about Mr. Rogoway; he certainly has earned the respect many of the commenters have for him. All I ask is that I am given a shot to bring my own experience to the blog. I have a very different set of skills and have been hired to bring forth those particular skills—not to duplicate…

Thanks for this. I need to take time to read this book someday.

Yes. The thing is, I think the military has every incentive to hide this shit because they can’t admit they left their men behind. Or, more directly, that someone fucked up. And that fuck up was avoidable.