Thomas E. Ricks's Blog, page 27

Tom dwells on the mistakes he and others have made thinking about the war in Iraq

Comment of the day: It isn’t just that Maliki is a jerk, Tom, it is also that he ousted some of his best commanders

MG Marcia Anderson’s quote of the day

Why the Iraqi army won’t fight: It isn’t for lack of equipment, training or doctrine

More on Rustin and strategic thinking

Council of War’s summer essay contest

Did ISIS really take Mosul? (Plus a tip of the hat to Obama for no dithering on Iraq)

Google buys a satellite company, but no sign yet of plans to construct a Death Star

Drones vs. pigs

Thinking about the American civil rights movement as a planned military campaign