Stevenson’s army, February 2, 2023

– McConnell punishes two of his critics.

– McCarthy rewards some of his.

– Bipartisan group warns DOD against unfunded priority lists.

– Poll shows US views on Ukraine options.

– Commerce official brags about effects of trade restrictions.

– Analyst urges making Commerce the 18th intelligence agency. Reasonable case to me.

– Nonpartisan agreement on some Constitutional amendments. These also look surprisingly reasonable.

– Jim Fallows has good list of things we Americans should know about China.

– DOD wants to manage itself better.

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