Forgotten Soldiers
July 29. If we needed yet another example of Washington's self-absorption,
we sure got it with the WikiLeaks dump of classified data on AfPak. Government officials promptly freaked about the political
consequences. The rush to insist that "there's nothing new here" and that the leaks "really don't change anything"
was dishonest even by DC standards. Lies, lies, lies, lies, lies! The forgotten victims are our troops on the ground.
And the Afghans who've risked everything to help them. Security Charade
Ralph Peters. Anyone with military experience knew that the president's earlier decision to send 1,200
National Guard soldiers to Arizona's border with Mexico was a purely political move. But few realized just how cynical it
was.
The Bad-Nuke Myth
by Ralph Peters. Nuclear weapons are not evil. Terrifying, yes. But their horrific capabilities prevented
a Third World War. It all depends on whose finger is on the button. Until yesterday's formal announcement of the administration's
new Nuclear Posture Review, nukes also kept us safe from a range of threats short of a doomsday scenario
Karzai's tilt toward Tehran
Ralph Peters, March 24, 2010. It's wretched enough that our "friend" Ahmed Chalabi
has become Iran's point man in Iraq. Now "our man in Kabul," President Hamid Karzai, is quietly shifting his loyalty
to Tehran. Beyond Iranian President Mahmud Ahmedinejad's recent chummy visit to Karzai -- reported by the media but downplayed
by Washington -- Iran's been training Taliban forces to kill our troops more efficiently.
Deadly denial: Fudging the facts on Fort Hood
by Ralph Peters. We know that Hasan's peers, subordinates and
patients repeatedly raised red flags that his superiors suppressed. We know he was a player on Islamist-extremist Web sites.
The FBI's uncovering one extremist link after another. Wishful Thinking and Indecisive Wars
The most troubling aspect of international security for the United States is not the killing power of
our immediate enemies, which remains modest in historical terms, but our increasingly effete view of warfare. The greatest
advantage our opponents enjoy is an uncompromising strength of will, their readiness to “pay any price and bear any
burden” to hurt and humble us.
A Soldier's Soldier
Few American soldiers have more combat-zone dust on their boots than Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Philip
F. Johndrow, US Army. After serving a total of 42 months in Iraq at every tactical level, he's earned the right to speak up.
Recently, he agreed to give Post readers the view from the soldiers' level.
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