Earl Tilford

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Earl Tilford
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The Disappearance of Malaysian Airways 370: It's Time for U.S. Intelligence to Take Over
By Earl Tilford
The disappearance of a Boeing 777 airliner with 239 people on board has ignited speculation ranging from catastrophic malfunction ...
March 18, 2014
Department of Defense’s Death Spiral
By Earl Tilford
“Of the four wars in my lifetime none came about because the United States was too strong.” --Ronald Reagan The ...
November 15, 2013
Reflections on Gettysburg
By Earl Tilford
It’s July in Alabama and 100 degrees in the shade. Despite the heat, I crack the bedroom window at night ...
July 02, 2013
The Devil in Disguise
By Earl Tilford
After Sunday’s airing of Home Box Office’s series “The Bible,” controversy erupted over the depiction of Satan. Series producers ...
March 21, 2013
Politics and Presidential Decision Making
By Earl Tilford
Recently released State Department documents reveal that shortly after 4:00 p.m., September 11, 2012, intelligence officers at the department informed ...
October 26, 2012
Afghanization
By Earl Tilford
President Barack Obama’s five-point plan for turning the war back to the Afghans is designed to cover the withdrawal of ...
May 06, 2012
Lessons Not Learned From Vietnam
By Earl Tilford
After the fall of Saigon on April 29, 1975, military and civilian strategists sought “lessons learned.” Many were tactical or ...
April 30, 2012
Bumper Sticker History: Remembering Some Truly Audacious Military Operations
By Earl Tilford
On March 19, speaking at a Morris Township, New Jersey Democratic Party fundraiser, Vice President Joe Biden provided what may ...
March 27, 2012
Iran: Israel's Options
By Earl Tilford
Late in the summer of 1961, President John F. Kennedy asked the Air Force to plan a nuclear first strike ...
March 05, 2012
Sorry Mess: Presidential Apologies and Pardons
By Earl Tilford
Much ink has flowed over the recent apologies from President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, Secretary of State ...
March 01, 2012
Strategic Abdication
February 16, 2012 |
Iran: How to Lose
November 15, 2011 |
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