'Boots On The Ground' In Iraq: Are Obama And Pentagon Really At Odds? -- Brad Knickerbocker, CSM
President Obama and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey seem to be at odds over possible use of US ground troops in Iraq to fight Islamic State militants. But this is just how civil-military relations are supposed to work, says one analyst.
There’s a long history of US presidents taking issue with their top generals (and vice versa).
During the Civil War, President Lincoln asked of a foot-dragging Gen. George B. McClellan, "If General McClellan does not want to use the army, I would like to borrow it for a time." Eventually, Lincoln relieved McClellan of command.
During the Korean War, President Truman fired Gen. Douglas MacArthur, who had publicly argued for an expansion of the war in Asia, which bordered on insubordination.
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- September 17, 2014
U.S. boots are already on the ground against the Islamic State -- David Ignatius, Washington Post
Back for more: The US and Iraq -- Crispian Cuss, Al Jazeera
As U.S. lawmakers vote on arming Syrian rebels, big questions remain -- Patricia Zengerle and Richard Cowan, Reuters
Why Congress moved so fast on Syria: It's the election, stupid -- Francine Kiefer, CSM
Take a Deep Breath: ISIS and the Arab World -- Thomas Friedman, NYT
The Islamic State’s Vulnerability -- Daveed Gartenstein-Ross, War On The Rocks
Islamic State in Court: Germany Struggles to Deal with Returning Fighters -- Spiegel Online
How Blocked Hamas Paychecks Could Reignite Gaza -- World Crunch
Russians love their children, too – but that alone won’t stop a nuclear war -- Masha Gessen, Reuters
On eve of secession vote, UK's fate hangs on a divided Scotland -- Guy Faulconbridge and Alistair Smout, Reuters
The Man Behind Scotland's Independence Movement -- Christoph Scheuermann, Spiegel Online
As Scots debate independence, some in England say 'good riddance' -- Ian Evans, CSM
The Origins and Implications of the Scottish Referendum -- George Friedman, Stratfor
Europe goes back to the Middle Ages: Map shows how patchwork continent would look if every separatist movement got their wish -- Daily Mail
How Islamic State is wielding the Internet in new ways -- Harry Bruinius, CSM
Can the U.S. Army Degrade and Destroy Ebola? -- Laurie Garrett, Foreign Policy
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