The ten most-clicked Best Defense posts of 2011
Here are the 10 posts that were most read, apparently, during 2011. I think they represent a pretty good cross-section of the blog. The only discrepancy that leaps out at me is that the War Dog posts, which don’t draw many comments, are clearly well read. Also, I think the world hates Donald Rumsfeld more ...
Here are the 10 posts that were most read, apparently, during 2011. I think they represent a pretty good cross-section of the blog. The only discrepancy that leaps out at me is that the War Dog posts, which don’t draw many comments, are clearly well read. Also, I think the world hates Donald Rumsfeld more than I thought.
10. Rebecca's War Dog of the Week: A soldier's last words are a plea for Cane.
9. Sure, you're a vet, but that doesn't mean you have license to act like a jerk.
Here are the 10 posts that were most read, apparently, during 2011. I think they represent a pretty good cross-section of the blog. The only discrepancy that leaps out at me is that the War Dog posts, which don’t draw many comments, are clearly well read. Also, I think the world hates Donald Rumsfeld more than I thought.
10. Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: A soldier’s last words are a plea for Cane.
9. Sure, you’re a vet, but that doesn’t mean you have license to act like a jerk.
8. Dave Barno’s top 10 tasks for General Dempsey, the new Army chief of staff.
7. Rebecca’s War Dog of the Week: Eli, brother and protector, goes home.
6. The new face of war: A female general commands the U.S. air campaign.
4. Did Theo the bomb dog die of a broken heart in Afghanistan?
3. Was John F. Kennedy the flat-out absolute worst U.S. president of the 20th century?
2. 19 true things generals can’t say in public about the Afghan war: A helpful primer.
1. How Rumsfeld misleads and ducks responsibility in his new book.
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