The US has so far taken the quiet tack of “outsourcing” diplomacy with Iran to Europe and the United Nations—a process that needs to be stopped, states the Wall Street Journal editorial board. WSJ does not advocate giving up on diplomacy, but it urges “being realistic about its limits and clear about alternatives.” Some are urging a “Grand Bargain,” which, WSJ reminds us, is “precisely what Mr. Clinton tried with North Korea in the 1990s.” And, that worked out well, didn’t it? (Read the entire commentary here.)
The Department of the Air Force has identified 50 programs that will make up the core of its contribution to the Pentagon’s joint all-domain command and control effort, branding them part of the “DAF Battle Network,” according to newly-released budget documents. The DAF Battle Network programs span multiple offices and agencies…