America is already diminished by this war Among the United States' greatest losses is its legitimacy on the world stage.

Strategy is judged by outcomes, not bravado. Whatever damage has been done to Iran, America has been diminished by this war militarily, diplomatically, economically and in its global standing.

My latest in the @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

I’ll take lucky!

I went cheap-ish to see what a difference moving air around in that part of the house would make. Ended up being really nice and surprisingly quiet.

ZMISHIBO 60 Inch Ceiling Fan with Light, App&Remote Control, Flush Mount Low Profile, Dimmable 20W LED Light, Quiet Reversible Motor for Bedroom, Living Room, Apartment, Brown ZMISHIBO 60 Inch Ceiling Fan with Light, App&Remote Control, Flush Mount Low Profile, Dimmable 20W LED Light, Quiet Reversible Motor for Bedroom, Living Room, Apartment, Brown - Amazon.com

Quiet and no shimmy at all: www.amazon.com/dp/B0F8B67B1...

I’m a veteran and I’m plenty mad about what is being done to vets. But this is misleading.
We've had draft registration for decades. This doesn't create a draft. It makes Selective Service registration automatic instead of making young men go do it.
There is plenty to be angry about. This isn’t it.

Contributor: Trump isn't ready to accept his strategic failures in Iran The president's justifications have shifted repeatedly, and claims of victory have grown theatrical as the results have grown less convincing.

Trump won’t accept his failures in Iran. What began as a show of force has turned into a search for smaller and smaller signs of progress. That is how strategic failure plays out.

My latest in the @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Hegseth's war on diversity is eroding America's military edge Shrinking the pool of Americans who can serve while signaling that only certain types of people truly belong limits whose judgment shapes U.S. strategy.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Hegseth has no place as the voice of American war A serious military does not celebrate destruction as proof of strength. And it does not treat the rules that govern force as optional.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The Strait of Hormuz shows us the biggest flaw in America's Iran war strategy The most obvious strategic move following strikes in Iran has become a central problem for the United States.

The crisis in the Strait of Hormuz is about more than control of a waterway. It exposes a deeper and more familiar problem: the repeated failure of the United States to match military power with equally serious strategic thought.
My latest in @latimes.com www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Hegseth has no place as the voice of American war A serious military does not celebrate destruction as proof of strength. And it does not treat the rules that govern force as optional.

War is not content. Killing is not branding. And the voice of the U.S. military should not sound like Pete Hegseth.

My latest in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The U.S. and Israel don’t agree on what victory in Iran looks like Pushing strategic decisions down the road means the ending will be imposed by fatigue, fracture or crisis rather than choice.

The U.S. and Israel don’t agree on what “done” looks like in Iran. That’s how “limited” wars lose their stopping point.

My latest in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: It's not clear what this war in Iran is actually meant to achieve The president's weekend address following initial strikes in Iran offered forceful nationalist rhetoric but little actual clarity of purpose or strategy.

It’s not clear what this war in Iran is actually meant to achieve.

As American casualties mount and operations expand, the absence of a defined political end state matters.

My latest in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Don't mistake military escalation in Iran for an actual strategy What is imagined as calibrated pressure in Washington could easily be perceived as an existential threat in Tehran.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Don't mistake military escalation in Iran for an actual strategy What is imagined as calibrated pressure in Washington could easily be perceived as an existential threat in Tehran.

Using military force as leverage in negotiations is not self-defense.

Air strikes can impose costs, but they cannot dictate how a determined adversary recalculates survival.

My latest in @latimes.com on Iran, force and constitutional process: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Here's a dirty little secret that isn't talked about much: we DO NOT currently have capability for a prolonged campaign against Iran or anyone else really. In 2017 I wrote the piece below explaining why the US, to use the term of art, are out of Schlitz. Nothing's really improved much since. 1/

Contributor: The U.S. military strategy in Iran feels eerily familiar Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Hegseth's war on diversity is eroding America's military edge Shrinking the pool of Americans who can serve while signaling that only certain types of people truly belong limits whose judgment shapes U.S. strategy.

Culture-war applause lines don’t win wars. Decision quality does.

My latest in @latimes.com: Hegseth’s war on diversity is eroding America’s military edge
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The U.S. military strategy in Iran feels eerily familiar Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.

We’re building military power faster than we’re defining what it’s meant to achieve.

That should sound familiar.

My latest in the @latimes.com on Iran, Iraq, and the cost of mistaking force for strategy: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The U.S. military strategy in Iran feels eerily familiar Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: The U.S. military strategy in Iran feels eerily familiar Two decades after American forces invaded Iraq, the circumstances are different but the failure is unmistakable.

We’re building military power faster than we’re defining what it’s meant to achieve.

That should sound familiar.

My latest in the @latimes.com on Iran, Iraq, and the cost of mistaking force for strategy: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: If you don’t understand why people protest, you don’t understand service or sacrifice The people standing against ICE in the streets of Minneapolis are not seeking recognition or reward. They are neighbors who decided that silence was the greater risk.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: If you don’t understand why people protest, you don’t understand service or sacrifice The people standing against ICE in the streets of Minneapolis are not seeking recognition or reward. They are neighbors who decided that silence was the greater risk.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: If you don’t understand why people protest, you don’t understand service or sacrifice The people standing against ICE in the streets of Minneapolis are not seeking recognition or reward. They are neighbors who decided that silence was the greater risk.

If you don’t understand why ordinary people stand nonviolently in the face of unaccountable force — you don’t understand service or sacrifice.

My latest op-ed in the @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: How does a 3-year-old hire an immigration attorney? Lucy couldn't understand the words being spoken around her or the dangers she fled. Yet under the system we've built, she's the one required to answer to a judge.

www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Why Minneapolis marks a line in the sand for U.S. citizens Federal operations across the city are normalizing the use of force as routine, and stripping away the transparency and oversight of ICE agents.

When scrutiny of state force is treated as betrayal, American democracy is in serious trouble.

Minneapolis marks a line in the sand.

My op-ed in @latimes.com: www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Those who execute military orders carry all the risk As Mark Kelly and Pete Hegseth square off in soundbites, service members with limited authority are left to resolve the ambiguity created far above them.

When legality is left unresolved, the burden doesn’t disappear — it gets pushed downward onto those ordered to act.

My new piece for @latimes.com on why “refuse illegal orders” is not a substitute for leadership or accountability.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Contributor: Trump just removed the last restraints on presidential power Who now decides when the United States goes to war, and under what authority?

My new @latimes op-ed: “Trump just removed the last restraints on presidential power.”

U.S. military action in Venezuela this weekend bypassed Congress entirely. This piece is about war without consent and why this moment matters.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

GOP signals end to probes into military’s killing of boat strike survivors Despite Democrats’ objections, the leaders of the House and Senate Armed Services committees said they were satisfied a controversial Sept. 2 attack was lawful.

In today’s developments in the Article I Crisis.

www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Contributor: How does a 3-year-old hire an immigration attorney? Lucy couldn't understand the words being spoken around her or the dangers she fled. Yet under the system we've built, she's the one required to answer to a judge.

I wrote this for @latimes.com after reading reporting I couldn’t shake about a three-year-old appearing alone in immigration court — and what that says about power, responsibility, and character.
www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

Inside the Pentagon's political speech crackdown that's driving troops to scrub their social media The Pentagon is policing troops' speech in ways experts call an "abuse." Some service members are self-censoring and scrambling to scrub social media.

Sen. Mark Kelly is the tip of the iceberg. DoD has many speech investigations underway that have led troops to scrub their own social media and watch what they say: www.businessinsider.com/military-tro...

Exclusive | Survivors of Boat Strike Were Actively Continuing Drug Mission, Admiral to Tell Lawmakers Adm. Frank “Mitch” Bradley, the commander of the September attack, is set to provide an account of his role for the first time in a closed briefing.

Hoooooooo boy

www.wsj.com/politics/nat...