Follow BeltwayBlips on Twitter
Shinseki
Political Animal —
... with James Fallows about his conflicts with Rumsfeld; an article by Fallows on preparations for the invasion of Iraq in which those conflicts figure; three pieces ( ...
Shinseki
Obsidian Wings —
... with James Fallows about his conflicts with Rumsfeld; an article by Fallows on preparations for the invasion of Iraq in which those conflicts figure; three pieces ( ...
Got Somethin’ Stickin’ In My Eye
Comments from Left Field —
... in the lives of those who greatly deserve better treatment from our government and be a very solid addition to Barack Obama’s cabinet.
Indeed. Plus, it’s nice to finally see someone in Washington getting rewarded for being, um, right about something–especially after getting forced out of his position as Army chief of staff for choosing integrity over short-term self interest. And, as Fallows (who wrote about Shinseki extensively for both the article and subsequent book Blind into Baghdad) reveals, “[d]espite being ...
Bush’s Military Legacy
Wonk Room —
... As James Fallows wrote for the Atlantic in 2004, the report warned of ethnic and regional tensions, advised that Iraqis would quickly turn against an occupying force and set out a 135-item checklist of key tasks that might have avoided disaster. ...
When Failure Is an Option
The Mahablog —
... When most people think of the War in Iraq, they see the Mother of All Boondoggles; a hopeless mess that was entered into foolishly, for reasons that proved to be false, and without proper planning, that has wasted billions (at least) of taxpayer dollars, has taken the lives of 4,255 American soldiers (so far), has caused immeasurable stress and hardship for military and reservists’ families, has drastically decreased our military’s ability to respond to other (and possible real this time) crises, has eroded American prestige, has ...
"Conservatism Is Formless Like Water"
Obsidian Wings —
... half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea. Quick now, here, now, always -- A condition of complete simplicity Like the Greek concept of kairos -- acting in the right way, for the right reasons, at the right moment -- this sort of waiting is simply careful conservatism. Conservatism is responsive ...
"Conservatism Is Formless Like Water"
Political Animal —
... waves are not the water acting , but being acted upon ; stillness is the default state of conservatism : Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea. Quick now, here, now, always -- A condition of complete simplicity Like the Greek concept of kairos -- acting in the right way , for the right reasons , at the right moment -- this sort of waiting is simply careful conservatism . Conservatism is responsive , reactionary , ...
More message parlors
Balloon Juice —
... Don’t me wrong, I like the Atlantic. James Fallows is a national treasure (this piece may be the best piece yet written on the “planning” of the Iraq war). I like Sully’s and Coates’s blogs. All in all, the Atlantic is fairly high-quality, right-center infotainment. But it’s also a David Bradley vanity project and no one is ever going to confuse Bradley with Kay Graham or Punch Sulzberger. ...
