The top 10 Best Defense guest columns

 

There were tons of great guest columns this year, including
several that sparked several weeks of good discussions, such as Jorg
Muth's essay on command
philosophy. But here are some of the individual columns that stood out as I
reviewed all those good contributions:  

10. Nora Bensahel did a good job of reminding people that a
lot of the critics were wrong about gays in the military.

9. How to understand China.

8. Here are 66 ways to fix the Army. This series provoked a
rollicking, sprawling discussion that I learned a lot from.

7.  Lewis Sorley
explained how Westmoreland lost the war in Vietnam.

6. Why shooting at airplanes is different from shooting at
targets on the ground.

5. A female officer discusses wearing a headscarf in
Afghanistan.

4. It is always nice to see events prove someone correct,
especially about Iraq.

3. The travels of Lady Emma -- especially jet skiing through
the Triangle of Death.

2. Eric Hammel asked if our biggest national security
challenge is climate change. I fear he may be proven correct.

1. Travels with Paula certainly got a lot of notice. It also led to a couple of weeks of good debate among
several people. Here's one of them.

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