Stevenson’s army, August 15

Late, but here it is:

– Are we training foreign forces in the right way? A Brandeis prof critiques.

– Is capabilities based planning for our military outdated? A retired Army colonel says it is.

– How did Ukraine attack the Crimea air base? WaPo does a deep dive and isn’t sure.

-Why did Senate Approps reject a plan for munitions replenishment? Because it’s a contingency fund and Congress doesn’t like them.

– How close are we to civil war? Cong. Kinzinger sends some scary tweets.

And yesterday’s too:

– Pew has a new survey showing how much Americans dislike the opposition party.

– NYT reports growing right-wing rhetoric urging violence.

– Administration declassified an intelligence report saying al Qaeda has not regrouped in Afghanistan.

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