irehman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor at UT Austin's Clement Center. Author of "Planning for Protraction" and "Iron Imperator." Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Applied history, defense strategy & Asian security.
👤 Joined on 10 October 2023
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@irehman.bsky.socialThe U.S. military no doubt can, and perhaps even should, cut back its senior management—but Pete Hegseth’s approach is damaging the military and the public’s trust in it, Kori Schake argues.
Show PostYou want an example of focusing on culture war bullshit instead of warfighting, THIS is it. Hegseth isn't worried about the fact that he's set US policy goals in the Gulf back literal decades, no, he's too busy monitoring soldiers' testosterone levels and reveling in what slurs he gets to use.
Show PostI’m old enough to remember when Reagan met Gorbachev in Geneva in 1985 and didn’t wear an overcoat despite the cold so he wouldn’t look like an old man. And Gorb came out of the car dressed in his overcoat. Was a great visual for the youthful seeming Reagan. This not so much for Trump.
Show PostSuch a joy to be in Rome, gazing at Borromini’s Piazza Spada and reveling in Bernini’s resentment of it.
Show PostJust a reminder that if Trump had done nothing in the past year and a half, he’d be a lot more popular and we’d be way better off. (Yes, I just filled my tank. How did you guess?)
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