The Latest National Security coverage from FP 10/23

The Latest National Security coverage from FP

• NatSecWonk, unmasked; DOJ looking at Pentagon hopeful Josi Joseph; “navel gazing” at the White House over Syria; Afghanistan talks may work out; Why SpongeBob isn’t welcome in Cincinnati; and a bit more.
• Obama’s drone problem (still); 92k vets hired; Saudi spy chief steps away from the U.S.; Flournoy: sustaining Afg; Forbes wants Taiwan in RIMPAC; Remembering @NatSecWonk; and a bit more.
• The Price of War
• High North or High Tension?
• Chinese arms biz expands at American expense; A Loya Jirga forms; Hagel is wheels up; AUSA kicks off; Bye-bye Manas; Boko Haram gets shown the door; and a bit more.
• Hagel: Morale is the issue here; Little leaves the Penty; FP: Shabab targeting the U.N.; Does Mike Rogers have what it takes for NSA? Amos, reawakening the Corps; Want 10 percent of $5m? And a bit more.
• Obama: Open, sesame; Hagel to Swenson: mistakes were made and “we’re sorry;” The NSA, drone strikes and Heritage; Rubio likes more sanctions on Iran; Who makes John McHugh nervous; and a bit more.
• Facing Reality at the Pentagon
• Where did $230 million in parts go?; Iran inches toward a deal, Afghans make inroads; Welsh cancels a media visit; Swenson gets a medal, Arlington makes an exception; Tea Party Baby: no peas; and a bit more.
• The NSA's New Code Breakers