Former defense secretaries Gates, Panetta fault Obama on Syria
Now, even the president's men don't like his Syria policy.At a forum Tuesday at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, former defense chiefs Robert M. Gates and Leon E. Panetta found fault with how...
View ArticleLAMBRO: Sifting through the remains on the battlefield
There was little to like in the budget bill that passed Congress by strong vote margins this week and temporarily reopened the government.It kicked the can down the road for a few more months, meaning...
View ArticleMedal of Honor case goes to 3rd defense secretary; Rep. Duncan Hunter says...
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is taking another look at the case of a Marine sergeant who fell on a grenade, smothering the blast and saving the lives of his squadmates in Iraq, but who has been denied...
View ArticleLeon Panetta named as source of 'Zero Dark Thirty' scriptwriter’s information
A Freedom of Information request filed by government watchdog Judicial Watch revealed that former CIA Director Leon E. Panetta was the source who gave up secret information to the scriptwriter of "Zero...
View ArticleGen. Dempsey is a failed leader, scathing Senate review found
Congress generally has given the Pentagon a pass on failing to come to the aid of Americans in Benghazi — that is until now.Six Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, led by Vice...
View ArticleUnasked questions fog facts on Benghazi
Republican lawmakers have failed to pin down senior military officials on how they characterized the Benghazi attack to the White House and President Obama on Sept. 11, 2012, the day terrorists stormed...
View ArticlePresident Obama's war advisers not instilling confidence on Islamic State...
President Obama's war Cabinet is not instilling confidence in the public about his "no boots on the ground" strategy to defeat the Islamic State now anchored in two countries and in more than a dozen...
View ArticleObama still has confidence in Biden despite gaffes: White House
The White House said Monday that President Obama still has confidence in Vice President Joseph R. Biden despite an escalating series of public gaffes that forced Mr. Biden to apologize to key Arab...
View ArticleLeon Panetta is the latest former adviser to take shots at Obama
Unlike Hillary Rodham Clinton, former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta probably won't be settling his differences with President Obama with a hug.Mr. Panetta this week became the latest former top...
View ArticleLAMBRO: Fearing the 'Obama factor' in midterms
Legendary GOP campaign strategist Lee Atwater was guided by a political maxim he called the Napoleonic rule: Never interfere with the enemy when he is in the process of defeating himself.Atwater, a...
View ArticleLAMBRO: Defense secretaries join the attack
More former Obama officials are criticizing the president's failuresIt is becoming increasingly clear that President Obama's trouble-plagued administration is in the midst of a political meltdown.His...
View ArticlePanetta: Netanyahu invite splits parties on bipartisan issue
Former Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said Sunday that Congress' invitation to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu without consulting the White House creates another partisan divide over an...
View ArticleObama protects Hillary Clinton, David Petraeus, cracks down on low-level...
The Obama administration has a history of dealing harshly with those who mishandle classified information — unless the offender resides in the White House inner circle.The FBI is conducting a security...
View ArticleDefense bill amendment targets Obama micromanagement, gives Pentagon leverage
A key congressional Republican hopes to use a major defense bill to give the Pentagon more leverage in policy fights with President Obama's White House aides, following complaints from past defense...
View ArticleRichard Grenell critics ought to remember Leon Panetta
President Donald Trump has named Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Germany, as the new acting director of national intelligence, and now the anti-Trumping faction is going nuts, claiming Grenell...
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