Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Resident Scholar at the American Enterprise Institute and author of Finding the Target: The Transformation of the American Military; former Professor of Military History at West Point
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To 'Surge' or Not to 'Surge' in Iraq Today's Washington Post is the latest news outlet to report disagreement between the Pentagon and the White House. The paper says the White House wants 15,000 to 30,000 more troops for a last-ditch "surge" to rescue Iraq from total chaos. It says the Joint Chiefs of Staff are unanimously opposed, despite Army leaders warning that their active…
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