Stevenson’s army, May 6

FYI, I’ll be away for a while. But I’ll get to the saved papers when I return.

-In class, we read about the planning for the Iraq war and noted the inadequate planning for Phase IV. Author Garrett Graff has stunning revelations about the decisions on de-Baathification and disbanding the army that led to the insurgency.

– More on the Wagner fights with the Kremlin: WaPo found evidence in Discord leaks, now reports Prigozhin’s latest outburst.

-Politico sees challenges for CJCS successor Brown in some of his earlier statements.

– It’s a podcast, where Trump PDB briefer describes her work.

– Lawfare looks at the congressional debate over the debt language in the 14th amendment.

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