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Aaron MacLean

6 months

I’m thrilled and honestly a little surprised to note that School of War just broke one million total downloads, after almost exactly 2.5 years on the air. Thanks to all our listeners, guests, and the team at @Nebulouspods . On to two million!

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Aaron MacLean

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It is a tribute to the incredible resilience and agility of antisemitism that, at this time of deep American political division, dimwitted conspiracists on the right and the champagne toast of hypereducated progressives can find common ground on hating Jews.

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All of this—the masks, the vandalism—quite unambiguously illegal, setting aside the vile genocidal message. If only there were any police near the White House in Washington DC.

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While Biden is in Paris, statue of Gen. Rochambeau is defaced by protesters outside the White House. Rochambeau led French forces during the American Revolution fighting alongside George Washington

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Maybe taking the unverified word of the Gaza Health Ministry is not best journalistic practice...

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1 year

This NYT headline actually did put American lives in danger...

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TikTok cannot be divested from ByteDance because its value is not economic,but strategic, as a weapon of political warfare. For the CCP to lose control defeats the purpose--so its masters would rather have a ban, taking any domestic US dissatisfaction as a consolation prize.

TikTok Policy

@TikTokPolicy

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Our Statement on Enactment of the TikTok Ban: This unconstitutional law is a TikTok ban, and we will challenge it in court. We believe the facts and the law are clearly on our side, and we will ultimately prevail. The fact is, we have invested billions of dollars to keep U.S.

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A good friend once surprised me by saying that the key to understanding me (a mystery why anyone would try!) is to understand my feelings for my dad. Angus Boyd MacLean would have been 100 years old today. A birthday thread about a guy who lived the American century... 1/

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"No employee of The Times was embedded with Hamas..." The word "employee" is doing a lot of work here. This is a much more limited and careful denial than it appears...

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@SenTomCotton Deputy General Counsel for The New York Times David McCraw responded to Senator Cotton this morning.

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Iran can afford the ballistic missiles that are targeting Israel right now because of a decade plus of Democratic Party focus on weakening sanctions and empowering the Iranian regime.

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While the President gives stirring speeches about support for Israel, his admin leaks to the press about how hard they are working to restrain Jerusalem. The main mechanism of delay is the hostage question. This is obscene, and Team Biden is handing Hamas a free strategic gift.

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My criticism of the Biden team's handling of the current crisis with Hamas is a matter of record, but this prompts me to say: I'm glad it's Biden and not Obama who is president now.

Yonah Lieberman 🔥

@YonahLieberman

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Obama: “What Hamas did was horrific, and there is no justification for it. And what is also true is that the occupation, and what’s happening to Palestinians, is unbearable… “You have to admit that all of us are complicit to some degree.”

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In 21st century America, it's not enough to lose our own wars. We have to make sure our friends lose their wars too.

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Nancy Pelosi joined a letter signed by 40 House Democrats urging President Biden to stop transferring weapons to Israel. Cutting off weapons to an ally in wartime would be the definition of betrayal. WSJ editorial:

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I don’t remember there being too much concern about driving the German people into the arms of the Nazis in 1945.

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Defense Secretary Austin's warning to Israel while speaking at the Reagan National Defense Forum: "In this kind of a fight, the center of gravity is the civilian population, and if you drive them into the arms of the enemy--you replace a tactical victory with a strategic defeat."

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The kindest thing that can be said about this statement--no mention of hostages, etc.--is that it seems to be in line with founder Henry Ford's views on the Jewish people.

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My statement on the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East, and the @FordFoundation ’s commitment to affected Palestinian civilians in Gaza.

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Today is the 79th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima. Truman's decision to drop the atomic bomb there and at Nagasaki hastened the end of World War II and saved countless lives, contrary to to the arguments of generations of "revisionist" historians and activists.

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Aaron MacLean

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Happy birthday dad. I love you. 16/16

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Aaron MacLean

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2 years

When the Islamic Republic falls--and one day it will--it will be America's shame if the collapse happened in spite of our policies, rather than because of them.

Frida Ghitis

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The infamous Evin prison in Tehran is on fire. Gunfire heard. This is big.

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Aaron MacLean

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11 months

This was for sale at my church's fundraiser. Love raising children in the Washington, D.C. area!

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Aaron MacLean

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The Biden admin is (perversely) going to be mad at the Israelis for this, but they've only themselves to blame. If they had fully backed our friends against our enemies from 10/7 on instead trying to be such careful managers of escalation, this would have been over long ago.

Trey Yingst

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Fox News has learned the target of the strike on Beirut was Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

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Aaron MacLean

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3 years

This tweet would be funny—if the kind of thinking that makes it possible weren’t a major contributing factor to the crisis we face. So not so funny.

Michael McFaul

@McFaul

3 years

Biden has given Putin a brilliant off-ramp. By announcing to the world that Putin plans to invade, Putin can now embarrass Biden by not invading and blaming the West for beating the "drums of war." Take it Mr. Putin. Embarras my president! (Small price to pay for avoiding war.)

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Aaron MacLean

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I can recall one such episode as recently as January 2020, in this exact region, with this exact enemy network...

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“I can’t recall, at least in recent memory, a period in which an escalation or intensification led to a fundamental de-escalation and led to profound stabilization of the situation,” a sr State Department official said when asked about Israel’s “escalate to de-escalate” strategy

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Aaron MacLean

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2 years

Joining School of War on Tuesday: @mikepompeo . We'll talk about his new book, 'Never Give an Inch,' his service as Secretary of State and CIA Director during the Trump Administration, and American foreign policy at large.

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We are witnessing in real time why the ambition of many in the American foreign policy debate to draw down our military role in the Mideast and Europe, in order to focus on Asia at their exclusion, is simply not tenable.

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Aaron MacLean

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10 months

The reason the heliocentrism talk became toxic so early is because folks like Galileo were so irresponsible about how they brought it up, fueling conspiracy theories that were on the fringe. A scientist should not have done that on such an important topic, with just speculation.

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The reason the lab leak talk became toxic so early is because folks like Cotton were so irresponsible about how they brought it up, fueling conspiracy theories that were on the fringe. A U.S. senator should not have done that on such an important topic, with just speculation.

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The Marines of Beirut send their regards.

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🚨 AFP: Senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil was killed in the Israeli airstrike in Beirut

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3 years

Me in @WSJopinion . Putin, Xi, and Khamenei are not figures of the 19th century--and they have no intention of building back better.

Opinion | What Putin, Xi and Khamenei Want

The West’s elites are naive about autocrats, who put ambition ahead of approval.

www.wsj.com

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Aaron MacLean

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9 months

What’s it like to be stuck on a disabled @Amtrak Acela on the outskirts of Wilmington as the toilets overflow and the veneer of civilization slowly begins to disintegrate? Ask me anything!

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I’m confused. The Crimson just reported that Gay’s plagiarism violated the university’s policies. But Harvard’s governing body, revealing that it has been conducting a secret review of these allegations (!), now says it’s not a violation. Guess the Crimson will need to retract!

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The Harvard Corporation: “In this tumultuous and difficult time, we unanimously stand in support of President Gay.”

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Buried deep in this story is that this officer's resignation apparently came on 1 November of last year... three weeks after the 10/7 attacks.

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Maj. Harrison Mann, an active duty U.S. Army officer assigned to the Defense Intelligence Agency, has resigned his commission in protest of the United States' "unqualified support" of Israel

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Do we present the IDF with one of those big ceremonial checks?

Lucas Tomlinson

@LucasFoxNews

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Senior Hezbollah commander Ibrahim Aqil, killed in an Israeli airstrike today, had a $7 million bounty on his head for his involvement in U.S. embassy and Marine barracks bombings in 1983. The State Department does not have a bounty on Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

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The editor of Tom Cotton's 2020 NYT op-ed on that summer's rioting was advised during the ensuing chaos at the paper to "take notes." Reader, he did.

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Why on earth would Hamas agree to a meaningful deal when Biden is already guaranteeing their survival in return for nothing?

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UPDATE: • Hamas leaves talks • CIA chief leaves talks • No deal reached • Qatar, Israel still in Cairo • Netanyahu defiant against Biden • Clashes with Hezbollah

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Historically speaking appeasement has taken many forms, but "letting the other guy bomb you repeatedly without response" is really exploring its outer (and very dangerous) limits.

Liz Friden

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There have now been 40 attacks on U.S. forces in the Middle East since October 17th. The latest two of these attempted attacks were overnight on Erbil air base in Iraq. No injuries or damage to the base were reported.

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As a little kid my understanding of the 20th Century was that there had been this really bad guy, Hitler, who had tried to take over the world and kill all the Jews, and my dad... stopped him. This view acquired nuance over time, but it never really went away. Still hasn't. 15/

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6 months

TikTok's lobbyists should have to register as foreign agents.

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A bombshell scoop from @Hailey_Fuchs of @politico “The Chinese Embassy has held meetings with congressional staff to lobby against the legislation that would force a sale of TikTok, according to two of the Capitol Hill staffers.”

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3 years

Fair enough--happy to spell it out. Believing that Biden has made a good move by offering Putin an off-ramp rests on an assumption that Putin might be looking for an off-ramp.

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@AaronBMacLean Help me understand your logic. I honestly dont get it.

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1 year

An interest-based case for why Republicans should support aid for Ukraine, by @mikepompeo and me.

Why it’s important to continue our support for Ukraine

No one knows when and how the war in Ukraine will end. But any outcome that constitutes a victory for Russia would be catastrophic for American security.

www.foxnews.com

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9 months

@Amtrak Kinda wish this train was made by @Boeing so we could get the doors off.

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8 months

Fun fact: an early draft of Cotton’s op-ed included a swipe at Nikole Hannah-Jones, which Rubenstein asked be taken out. Food for thought I guess!

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Never happened.

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When I was a young officer in Afghanistan, I once had lunch with a mid-to-high ranking Taliban official. (What can I say? It was a strange war!) We had standard talking points that we would use with local notables, speaking to the need for economic development and... (1/5)

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Right on the cutting edge here. Can't get anything past these guys.

LevantOSINT

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🇺🇳🇱🇧 UNIFIL in southern Lebanon raises its alertness to 'Level 3' across the entire border.

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3 years

If our goal is to deter a CCP attack on Taiwan, it is imperative that Putin fail in Ukraine.

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Here he is on leave back home in Ohio or possibly Ontario in 1945. A hardened veteran and still just a boy--21 years old here. This kid had already participated in the liberation of Dachau. I'm not entirely sure but that may be a Combat Infantryman Badge on his lapel. 10/

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Honored to join this team.

Hudson Institute

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We are excited to welcome @AaronBMacLean as a Hudson senior fellow! A former advisor to @SenTomCotton and a @USMC veteran, Aaron brings a great depth of insight to our team.

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He earned a Silver Star, 2 Bronze Stars, 2 Purple Hearts, and in France a battlefield commission. Was briefly a prisoner in Italy but escaped. On his first encounter with heavy combat at Monte Rotondo he crossed the LD as a private and came back acting Company First Sergeant. 4/

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Strong @continetti on the war in Gaza and Jose Andres: “A global movement sympathetic to Hamas is fighting an information war with the objective of isolating Israel diplomatically and undermining its right to exist.”

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A troubling observation, conveyed by @wrmead discussing Henry Kissinger's latest:

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After retiring dad, judging by photographic evidence, seemed to enjoy himself a bit but soon had a whole second career as the first chief of the Metro Transit Police in Washington DC. It was around this time he married my mom. I came along a little later. 14/

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Spain, Ireland, and Norway just rewarded this conduct by recognizing Palestinian statehood.

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“Here, these are the girls who can get pregnant.” This is video footage depicting the horrific kidnapping of 5 female Israeli hostages: Liri Albag, Karina Ariev, Agam Berger, Daniela Gilboa and Naama Levy. They have been held hostage by Hamas terrorists for more than 230 days

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Thought experiment: if our goal was to prolong wars but still ensure that our friends lose them, only slowly, what would we be doing differently right now?

Yaroslav Trofimov

@yarotrof

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One of the reasons why Russia was able to mass forces and then launch a successful crossborder offensive in Kharkiv this month is that the U.S. has banned Ukraine from using American weapons to strike Russian troops until after they had crossed the border. Similar situation

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"A traditionalist who preferred hanging over more contemporary methods..."

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My thoughts are with the @washingtonpost obituary team in this difficult time as they fiercely debate whether to call Ebrahim Raisi an “austere religious scholar”, a “patriotic anti-Zionist leader” or a “zealous anti-corruption crusader”.

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Drafted into the infantry in 1943, dad fought in N. Africa, Italy, France, and Germany with the 30th Inf., 3rd ID--eventually in battalion and then regimental I&R. Monte Rotundo. Anzio. Colmar. 3/

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Dad responds with understandable indignation. The Bn Cmdr allows that the desertion is a technicality, so... good news, he has two sets of paperwork on his desk: a court martial, and a commission. Which does SSG MacLean want him to sign? 8/

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Angus had a happy early childhood in Ohio, the son of immigrants who owned a general store. But his dad died of cancer when he was 13, they lost the store, mom had to go to work as a janitor at his high school. Dad only cried at 2 things: 'Taps,' and discussing his father. 2/

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There were "two and a half" tours in Vietnam, as he put it. Last post was Dep Cmdr for Police, Security, and Intel, Military District of Washington, 1969-71. If your parents tried to levitate the Pentagon around then, well, dad was literally on the other side of that issue. 13/

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...Skorzeny surrendering to him in 1945 (I know, I know, it's crazy, but this one is checkable and true) or commanding Ike's guard when he was SACEUR and annoying Mamie (partially checkable), playing his part in the Cold War all over East Asia, and on and on. 12/

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Allowing this regime to go unpunished and achieve nuclear capability would be catastrophic for American interests.

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Iran can afford the ballistic missiles that are targeting Israel right now because of a decade plus of Democratic Party focus on weakening sanctions and empowering the Iranian regime.

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The rest is history, or at least family history. Dad loved the Army, figured they were going to have to fight the Russians, so may as well stay in. That became a 29 year career as an MP. 9/

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A slightly too-good-to-check story on the commission that became family lore: In Italy he was offered the commission but turned it down, telling his Bn Commander that, with respect, he didn't want "any f***ing thing to do with any f***ing officers." This displeased the boss. 5/

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Someone should write the piece that International Relations theory is a national security threat.

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I can recall one such episode as recently as January 2020, in this exact region, with this exact enemy network...

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People say our country is in crisis because we no longer trust our institutions. But what are we supposed to do when our institutions are so blatantly untrustworthy?

The Associated Press

@AP

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Israel's military campaign in Gaza seen as among the most destructive in history, experts say

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In @ForeignAffairs , @RepGallagher and I on the lessons of the Korean War for dealing with China today.

Why America Forgets—and China Remembers—the Korean War

The CCP’s Dangerous Historical Distortions and the Struggle Over Taiwan.

www.foreignaffairs.com

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Freakin' legend.

U.S. Marines

@USMC

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#MarineCorps recruits with Fox Company, 2nd Recruit Training Battalion, await further instruction as part of a receiving event at @MCRD_SD . During receiving, the recruits are checked for contraband, given haircuts, make a scripted phone call home, and issued their gear. #USMC

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Later in France his second set of wounds was sufficiently serious that the docs told him he was being evacuated out of theater. Instead he bugged out of the hospital and hitched a ride back to the 30th, by then in the Vosges. 6/

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Upon his return, banged up but still serviceable, the Bn Cmdr summons him--and asks what he thinks he's doing. My dad responds with confusion. The Bn Cmdr points out that his appointed place of duty is back at the field hospital, and that technically he is a *deserter*. 7/

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Wise words from my colleague Brad Bowman here...

Brad Bowman

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Biden weighs striking Iranian proxies after attacks on U.S. troops, @DanLamothe reports. Appreciated the opportunity to share my thoughts:

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of his vision. There are a lot of people like him in the world. Their abilities, ideologies, and objectives vary widely! But they have more in common with each other than they do with us, and it would be good for our leaders to recognize this fact. (5/5)

Opinion | What Putin, Xi and Khamenei Want

The West’s elites are naive about autocrats, who put ambition ahead of approval.

www.wsj.com

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In my review of John Mearsheimer and Sebastian Rosato's new book, I'm not saying that the realist school of IR theory is an intellectual dead end. But... I'm not *not* saying it either.

Realism meets reality

A new book by two leading advocates of the realist school of International Relations inadvertently demonstrates the enduring importance of history, literature and philosophy when dealing with...

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A substantial part of the American commentariat is defending... the people shooting at the (incredibly brave and very professional looking) rescuers in this video.

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Incredible video of Israeli hostages rescued on Saturday. And to imagine there are people that are criticizing Israel for saving its citizens from Hamas.

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He started a family. The Army made him go to college and took him all over the world. There are too many notable/crazy episodes from his career to detail here, including... 11/

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Instead of helping our friends in ways that make them safer and stronger, this administration pursues a recurring knee-jerk impulse for deescalation with adversaries that makes our friends weaker without actually resolving any conflicts, and the world boils.

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💪 from @TomCottonAR : "Stopping Russia will allow the U.S. to focus on the greater threat from China. A Russian victory would force us to divert more resources to deter Russia... But a Ukrainian victory will secure our European flank as we confront China."

Opinion | The American Case for Supporting Ukraine

The U.S. can back its allies and send a message to the Chinese, without sparking a wider war in Europe.

www.wsj.com

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On School of War we do not shy away from vigorous feedback.

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@AaronBMacLean @mikepompeo D Day started at 6am On the 6th day of the 6th month which is 666 and proof the NWO started and won WW2. You work for the NWO. You need to be tried for Treason against The US same as all NWO puppets like yourself!! GOD wins not satanists NWO scumbags like yourself evil butt nuts

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@Amtrak @Boeing A representative of @Amtrak just apologized for the “small delay.” 10/10, no notes.

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At the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery today, managed beautifully by the @usabmc , with our WWII dead from southern and central Italy. Spectacularly, on the ceiling of the memorial chapel: the stars as they were the night of 22 January 1944, D-Day at Anzio.

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This is an important and statesmanlike speech on Ukraine aid from @tedcruz , who has been a leader on Russia (and Nord Stream 2) since before it was cool. Worth listening to the whole thing.

Sen. Cruz Delivers Floor Speech Explaining American National Security...

On May 18, Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) gave a floor speech today explaining why he is voting this week for the Senate’s Ukraine aid bill. He gave several key...

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Aaron MacLean

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...and global support for Israel softens. Quite a way to treat a friend. It's structurally reminiscent of Team Biden's approach to Ukraine--soaring rhetoric, however long it takes, etc.--but a reality of constraints and denied requests that weaken Ukraine and prolong the war.

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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It would be nice if Kissinger's joke "it may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" weren't so often just a fair statement of fact. But it's ultimately the American interest that is harmed by this bizarre pattern.

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Robert Ralston

@RobertJRalston

2 years

The @QuincyInst is hiring a number of folks for a new initiative on developing a positive and compelling alternative vision to the current international “rules-based order” and the hegemonic arrangements that come with it 1/2

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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Even the photos/film of this piece are moving. Very excited to see the thing itself installed. America's sacrifice in the First World War was immense--more than 53,000 killed in action--but now largely forgotten and Howard's work promises to do it some justice.

Sabin Howard

@SabinHoward

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We are three weeks away from completion. We are really slamming to get those 60 feet and 25 tons that make the national World War I memorial ready for shipment to DC

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Great episode of School of War this morning, with Mike Gallagher ( @RepGallagher ), chair of the House's new select committee on China, joining the show to talk China, Marine Corps force design, the Navy, and more.*

Ep 57: Mike Gallagher on China and the U.S. Military

Podcast Episode · School of War · 01/17/2023 · 52m

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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@Amtrak Members of the @Amtrak staff are explaining the unfortunate toilet situation by saying that they *told* people not to use the bathroom, so what’s happened is kind of on us. We must resolve to be better citizens. In the Quiet Car we will all Hold It until otherwise instructed.

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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Demanding time for hostage diplomacy to play out delays any effort by Israel to regain the initiative, perhaps indefinitely, and gives ball control to Hamas, who can dole out a hostage or 2 every few days to rapturous headlines. Meanwhile Israeli politics starts to boil again...

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

1 year

Two things I find striking re: your comms on this subject: 1. In this essay on antisemitism, the word Israel--the homeland of the Jewish people--does not appear once. 2. In neither Ford Foundation statement on the current crisis is there a single mention of the hostages.

Darren Walker

@darrenwalker

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@AaronBMacLean Please see my essay during the last High Holidays.

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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All one can say in response to an obscenity like this: if there’s any justice in the world Hu Xijin will have to answer before a tribunal one day.

Hu Xijin 胡锡进

@HuXijin_GT

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Can any girl fake such sunny smile under pressure? Those who suspect Peng Shuai is under duress, how dark they must be inside. There must be many many forced political performances in their countries.

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Aaron MacLean

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School of War heads back to Gaza with the fascinating John Spencer, expert in urban warfare.

John Spencer

@SpencerGuard

4 months

I had a great conversation on the @schoolofwarpod about urban warfare, tunnels, and Gaza. Comparisons. Law of War. Strategic objectives. Have a listen.

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Aaron MacLean

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Thank you to both the Quincy Institute and the CCP/Global Times for their thoughtful responses to @RepGallagher and me regarding our essay in @ForeignAffairs on the legacy of the Korean War.

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Aaron MacLean

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"I'll brb, going to speak at the @US_STRATCOM Deterrence Symposium..."

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Aaron MacLean

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America has a de facto open Southern border. It is also the target of international terrorist organizations with meaningful capabilities. If we escape a serious terror attack at home in the coming months it will be because of pure dumb luck and little else.

CBS Evening News

@CBSEveningNews

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BREAKING: Eight foreign nationals with possible ties to ISIS-K were arrested in New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia, @CBSNews has learned. The Tajikistani nationals entered the U.S. this year through the southern border and were vetted and allowed to remain in the country.

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To explain-- I mention this fact because it highlights Adam's basic professionalism and respect for the Times and his colleagues, in contrast to... well, his colleagues.

Ida Bae Wells

@nhannahjones

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@AaronBMacLean Huh?

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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Kudos to Sen. Wicker for his leadership on this. Our world today is the 1930s with nuclear weapons. The 3% of GDP we currently spend on defense is low--potentially catastrophically low. Both parties should support funding America's survival.

Senator Roger Wicker

@SenatorWicker

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It is time for a generational investment in the U.S. military and defense industrial base. We need to begin a national conversation. Today, I am releasing a plan.

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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When the hand to hand combat inevitably begins, I expect laptops to play a significant role as weapons of opportunity. Real damage could be done with MacBook Pros. Will report.

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It’s calm for now—only been about 90 minutes—but you see the first stirrings of what will surely become unspeakable savagery. A child’s furtive glance here, a shadow on an old man’s face of recollections of the Old Truths there… it begins soon.

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@AaronBMacLean

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@Amtrak @Boeing A neighbor in the Quiet Car suggests that we may soon be able to claim Delaware residency.

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Aaron MacLean

@AaronBMacLean

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Participants in the liberation of Rome included one Angus MacLean, my dad, then a young soldier in the 30th Infantry. He always had a slight chip on his shoulder regarding the competing anniversary of D-Day….

Katherine Carter

@katieculture

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#OnThisDay 80 years ago, in 1944, #Rome became the first capital city to be liberated from fascism by the Allies. This union flag, hoisted in Rome the next day, was later given to #Churchill by Field-Marshal Alexander. Today, it has pride of place in the Study at @ChartwellNT .

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Aaron MacLean

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Excited to welcome @TomCottonAR on School of War in the morning.

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Aaron MacLean

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Textbook definitions of "terrorism" emphasize the targeting of civilians/the broader population--the very opposite of Israel's historically precise pager attacks. I guess Israel is held to different definitions.

Ken Klippenstein

@kenklippenstein

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Former CIA Director Leon Panetta calls Israel's explosive pager operation "terrorism" in an interview with CBS today: "I don't think there's any question it's a form of terrorism." "When you have terror going into the supply chain, it makes people ask the question: what the

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Maybe the real Gaza pier was the friends we made along the way.

Rɪᴄʜᴀʀᴅ Kᴇᴍᴘ ⋁

@COLRICHARDKEMP

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1️⃣ The now wrecked Biden Pier was never going to make a huge impact on aid delivery into Gaza. But it does represent yet another Biden foreign policy/military disaster which will not be lost on China, Russia and Iran.

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