From THE DAILY STADNARD: Lugar’s Plan B, by Fred Barnes. From the Philadelphia Inquirer: A volunteer eyewitness to the hidden side of war, by Edward Colimore. (HT Ares) From National Review: Confessions of a Cheney Fan, by Jonah Goldberg. From the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: The Lesson of History: Persevere, by Senator Kit Bond. From the Washington Post: An Exit to Disaster, by Michael Gerson.
Defense News reports: “Army Apache helicopters are firing so many 30mm rounds in Iraq and Afghanistan that replacement ammo is being airlifted into theater, bypassing the normal depot-to-cargo-ship process, say Army and officials with ammo maker ATK. In November, Army officials found that they were running out of M789 explosive rounds for the helicopters’ M230 chain guns, so they asked ATK to ramp up delivery to 50,000 to 60,000 rounds per month.”
