And Tom in the NYT: Time to ask our military leaders some tough questions
Yes, I am cranky as usual. I just think we need to uphold some standards of professional competence. That is more important to me than the private sex lives of people. But I seem to be in a minority on that.
Yes, I am cranky as usual. I just think we need to uphold some standards of professional competence. That is more important to me than the private sex lives of people. But I seem to be in a minority on that.
Yes, I am cranky as usual. I just think we need to uphold some standards of professional competence. That is more important to me than the private sex lives of people. But I seem to be in a minority on that.
Thomas E. Ricks is a former contributing editor to Foreign Policy. Twitter: @tomricks1
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