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Stevenson’s army, October 12

None for Scalise right now; no full House session set.

[ I agree with Vox article that Congress is becoming too much like a parliament.]

– US said to be working with Egypt to get humanitarian corridor for Gaza.

-NYT says intelligence shows Iran surprised by Hamas attack.

– Administration notes Trump also allowed Iran to tap frozen assets.

– Amy Zegart examines Israeli intelligence failure.

– NYT describes the tactical failures.

– CBO says US military personnel are well paid compared to civilians.

My SAIS colleague Charlie Stevenson distributes this almost daily news digest of foreign/defense/national security policy to “Stevenson’s army” via Googlegroups. I republish here, with occasional videos of my choice. To get Stevenson’s army by email, send a blank email (no subject or text in the body) to stevensons-army+subscribe@googlegroups.com. You’ll get an email confirming your join request. Click “Join This Group” and follow the instructions to join. Once you have joined, you can adjust your email delivery preferences (if you want every email or a digest of the emails).

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