On 23 February 1991, we were all very focused and ready to “get on with it.” For the previous 7 days we had conducted destructive artillery raids on the Iraqi 26th Infantry Division that sat in front of us blocking our way into Iraq. They would not obstruct us much longer. That day Read more…
It’s been thirty-two years since the first rounds went downrange in what would be eight days of artillery raids on Iraqi forces opposite the 1st Infantry Division. In that war, the First Gulf War, we sought to liberate Kuwait from Saddam Hussein’s invasion when I was part of the Division Artillery Read more…
Here is a State of the Union address we need to hear. Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, and my fellow Americans, Article II: Section 3 of our Constitution states that the President should “from time to time give to the Congress information of the State of the Union, Read more…
Recently a very thoughtful colleague in an online discussion group concerning national security challenged us to draft a paper on what politicians should know about employing the US military. Such would be a tutorial of sorts with historical vignettes, lessons learned, and perhaps an assessment of how other selected nations think Read more…