Introducing Max Bergmann Posted by The Editors

Hello.  We'd like to introduce our newest blogger and National Security Network staff member, Max Bergmann.  Max is the new Deputy Policy Director here at NSN.  Previously he was a Research Associate for National Security at the Center for American Progress where he worksedon military affairs and other related U.S. foreign policy issues. Bergmann has been published by The New Republic, The American Prospect, The Los Angeles Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The New York Times, The Washington Times, and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He co-authored the reports: “Marine Corps Equipment After Iraq” and “Beyond the Call of Duty: A Comprehensive Review of the Overuse of the U.S. Army in Iraq.” Max is a die hard Gator and Tottenham Hotspur fan.  We need an English soccer fan on this foreign policy blog.

Comments

[Don Bacon]

Welcome!

Kolb/Bermann: "A withdrawal of US forces [from Iraq] will be complex. But it can be accomplished safely within one year's time through careful planning and by focusing on getting out sensitive and critical equipment. While there may be disagreement over when and how to redeploy our forces, at least we can all agree that we must plan our exit more intelligently than how we planned our entrance."

That's good, even if you did focus on "sensitive and critical equipment" and not on the poor souls in uniform. Just think, if the US had started a year ago it'd be done by now. What's the next step, do we lock the congress in a big room and don't let them go pee until they sign the withdrawal order?