Best Defense
Thomas E. Ricks’ daily take on national security.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Macbeth and the occupation of Iraq
Dunsinane, a play about the English occupation of Scotland after the death of Macbeth, is really good. And to my surprise, it is one of the best works of art I have seen on the American occupation of Iraq.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taking the Gourley challenge: I’ll tell you in one word why we lost in Afghanistan
That one word: Pakistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Taking the Gourley challenge (II): We lost in A’stan because we had the wrong goal
America should have aimed at restoring Afghan Good Enough rather than transforming Afghanistan into something that almost no Afghans wanted.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Morality and leadership: Balance is required
Maj. Lonnie S. Christian: Leadership and morality go hand-in-hand.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A challenge from Gourley: ‘Why did we lose in Afghanistan?’ in 500 words or less
Best Defense guest columnists on why the U.S. lost in Afghanistan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 CENTCOM’s socialite shenanigans make me wonder about SOCOM investigation
Tom Ricks questions the intel on Gen. Petraeus's relationship with Paula Broadwell.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Talking war in Phoenix, thinking about police cultures and the post-9/11 America
Tom Ricks reflects on his visit to Phoenix.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Push comes to shove: Was the 1991 Gulf conflict a war, a campaign, or just the opening volley in a 23-year (so far) war?
A group is looking to erect a monument to those who served in Desert Storm.
