The British Pat Buchanan
The battle has been joined for the soul of the British Conservative party in, of all places, that leading organ of the Left, the Guardian. Geoffrey Wheatcroft, author of The Strange Death of Tory...
View ArticleCry for Harry, England, and Saint George
The British Army’s decision last week not to send Prince Harry to Iraq is unfortunate on at least three counts. It is a personal blow for the prince himself, who despite his off-duty antics is by all...
View ArticleRearmament or Appeasement?
General Sir Richard Dannatt, head of the British Army, has warned in a leaked memo that military capabilities are stretched to the breaking point. Due to the commitment of all available troops to Iraq...
View ArticleDon’t Blame the Tools
Stuart Koehl has an excellent piece up at the Weekly Standard on a Washington Post article that characterized the Army’s Stryker combat vehicle as a “kevlar coffin.” Koehl’s not an unmitigated...
View ArticleSexual Orientation and the Military
Supporters of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy are finding it hard to make persuasive arguments in its favor. At least that’s the only conclusion I can draw from the bizarre suggestion put forward at...
View ArticleOur Greatest Generation, in Afghanistan
The New York Times has a harrowing if heartening report from the front lines in Afghanistan — specifically from Sangin in Helmand Province, which is the most dangerous district in the entire country....
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