http://www.dodbuzz.com Online Defense and Acquisition Journal Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:29:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/12/tankers-the-test-for-atl/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/12/tankers-the-test-for-atl/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:04:18 +0000 Robbin Laird http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=13608 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/03/12/tankers-the-test-for-atl/feed/ 10 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/26/will-start-talks-go-mad/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/26/will-start-talks-go-mad/#comments Fri, 26 Feb 2010 19:23:27 +0000 Baker Spring http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=13342 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/02/26/will-start-talks-go-mad/feed/ 49 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:55:51 +0000 Winslow Wheeler http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=12692 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2010/01/29/paying-more-buying-less/feed/ 42 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/25/us-less-dominant-but-so-what/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/25/us-less-dominant-but-so-what/#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:43:57 +0000 Joan Johnson Freese http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11568 told the House Armed Services Committee that we are in decline while Asia is on the rise. While most military analysts watch China closely and never forget the always ambitious Russians, few have been willing to tell Congress or anyone else that what the Chinese might call US hegemony is on the wane. Such an essential critique invites a closer look and requires debate. Our first critique is from two respected scholars, one from the Naval War College and the other from Harvard's Kennedy School and the war college. Their conclusion: the end of the world is quite a ways off, though US power is in "relative decline."]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/25/us-less-dominant-but-so-what/feed/ 169 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/24/dont-boost-us-presence-in-afghanistan/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/24/dont-boost-us-presence-in-afghanistan/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:18:13 +0000 Rick Ozzie Nelson http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11575 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/24/dont-boost-us-presence-in-afghanistan/feed/ 30 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/iw-needs-armor-firepower/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/iw-needs-armor-firepower/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:16:38 +0000 Colin Clark http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11367 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/16/iw-needs-armor-firepower/feed/ 31 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/13/win-100-battles-with-no-losses/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/13/win-100-battles-with-no-losses/#comments Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:38:46 +0000 Dean Cheng http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=11293 With President Obama heading to China as part of his sweep through Asia, it's a good time to assess the recent and groundbreaking visit of Gen. Xu Caihou, the Chinese equivalent of the defense secretary to America. The Chinese put on a full-court propaganda press, filled with images of PLA troops helping the afflicted and laced with declarations of China's peaceful intentions. We turned to Dean Cheng, one of the top analysts on the Chinese military who recently joined the right-wing Heritage Foundation, for his more independent assessment. http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/11/13/win-100-battles-with-no-losses/feed/ 45 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:27:03 +0000 Winslow Wheeler http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=10659 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/10/18/hill-pork-meisters-retreat-a-little/feed/ 8 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/09/buying-smart-when-money-is-tight/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/09/buying-smart-when-money-is-tight/#comments Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:46:09 +0000 Robbin Laird http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9503 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/09/09/buying-smart-when-money-is-tight/feed/ 18 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/#comments Thu, 27 Aug 2009 19:56:35 +0000 Mike Wynne http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9223 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/27/holes-in-us-defense-umbrella-wynne/feed/ 134 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/25/qdr-an-honest-review-rep-akins/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/25/qdr-an-honest-review-rep-akins/#comments Tue, 25 Aug 2009 15:49:28 +0000 Congressman Todd Akin http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=9110 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/08/25/qdr-an-honest-review-rep-akins/feed/ 14 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/07/13/stop-the-f-22-now/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/07/13/stop-the-f-22-now/#comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:50:55 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=7843 UPDATED: Obama Reissues F-22 Veto Threat in Letter to McCain; Levin and McCain File Amendment To Stop Plane; POGO Tracks Votes The Senate should debate the F-22's fate this week . Sen. John McCain, ranking member of the Senate Armed Services committee, has pledged to lead the fight against the F-22, which the committee approved over the objections of McCain and Sen. Carl Levin, chairman of the committee. Following is an op-ed by Winslow Wheeler and Pierre Sprey calling for an end to a plane they argue doesn't work nearly as well as claimed and is far too expensive.]]> http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/07/13/stop-the-f-22-now/feed/ 41 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/13/gates-cuts-leading-to-strategic-drawdown-wynne/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/13/gates-cuts-leading-to-strategic-drawdown-wynne/#comments Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:39:08 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5593 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/04/13/gates-cuts-leading-to-strategic-drawdown-wynne/feed/ 99 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/30/dod-failing-to-build-good-strategists/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/30/dod-failing-to-build-good-strategists/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:32:57 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5313 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/30/dod-failing-to-build-good-strategists/feed/ 16 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/20/when-satellites-collide-how-to-avoid/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/20/when-satellites-collide-how-to-avoid/#comments Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:18:22 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=5152 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/20/when-satellites-collide-how-to-avoid/feed/ 4 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/12/is-levin-mccain-bill-the-right-path/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/12/is-levin-mccain-bill-the-right-path/#comments Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:04:10 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4939 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/12/is-levin-mccain-bill-the-right-path/feed/ 9 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/02/insurgents-offer-tough-air-critique/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/02/insurgents-offer-tough-air-critique/#comments Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:25:22 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=4696 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2009/03/02/insurgents-offer-tough-air-critique/feed/ 56 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/11/25/security-policies-we-can-believe-in/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/11/25/security-policies-we-can-believe-in/#comments Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:56:04 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=2838 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/11/25/security-policies-we-can-believe-in/feed/ 5 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/27/raid-pentagon-spending-or-leverage-it/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/27/raid-pentagon-spending-or-leverage-it/#comments Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:27:08 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=2100 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/27/raid-pentagon-spending-or-leverage-it/feed/ 27 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/24/fight-for-space-assets-dont-just-deter/ http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/24/fight-for-space-assets-dont-just-deter/#comments Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:12:49 +0000 Commentary http://www.dodbuzz.com/?p=2066 http://www.dodbuzz.com/2008/10/24/fight-for-space-assets-dont-just-deter/feed/ 3