Charles Blanchard

Former Air Force General Counsel and The Aerospace Corporation Trustee. Now Senior Counsel in Arnold & Porter's national security practice.

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

@bmaz I am curious--which political party happens to control the federal government that just took away Arizona's water? Seems to me that party ought to be punished by Arizona voters.

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

I wrote a post on Linkedin about my Substack article debunking the ridiculous claim that 82% of all pregnant women who received COVID-19 vaccines suffered miscarriages. After a complaint, Linkedin removed the post. https://t.co/BtWNUovieI

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Ban Killer Robots?: AI and the Military https://t.co/zI8gvWEsZF

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

A Deep Dive on the Strait of Hormuz https://t.co/ytub04cp3t

[Hunter Biden @HunterBiden]

When I heard about Senator Graham’s death last night, the first thing I thought about was not all the things he said and did in service of Donald Trump. I thought of the time before Donald Trump when he was a brother to Senator John McCain.

A time when senators from different parties could fight about politics and still be friends. A time when a conservative Republican from South Carolina could say of my father: “If you can’t admire Joe Biden as a person, you’ve got a problem. He’s the nicest person I’ve ever met in politics. As good a man as God ever created.”

That is the Senator Graham I will remember today. Not because I have forgotten what came after. Because in that memory there is hope. Hope for a country where brothers can fight like hell over policy and still share a meal, and a laugh, and the loss of the people they love.

I will choose to remember the time before Trump. Because I believe in an America after Trump.

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Reflections on America's 250th https://t.co/bomhfOLyYL

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

A Primer on the End of Temporary Protective Status https://t.co/R3f1eSJsIf

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

The Iran War: A Primer on the Problems That Lead to War https://t.co/Wma8rLhwQ7

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Still waiting. All we have gotten is a promise 25 minutes ago that there would be an update in 10 minutes. Just tell us what is going on.

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

@AlaskaAir Flight 576 to Portland is delayed over 45 minutes, but no update or explanation from your team. Do better.

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Don't Celebrate Too Soon: Trump Has Other Ways to Pay Money to January 6th Rioters https://t.co/VN2hxZvPLd

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Thoughts on Secretary Hegseth's Removal of Admiral and Generals From Promotion Lists https://t.co/pgFSR93Sy0

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Are Attacks on Energy Infrastructure War Crimes? https://t.co/tgGYuAsu0b

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

"Boldness" in Foreign Affairs is Overrated: A Defense of Prudence and Caution https://t.co/SmoEPuv52s

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Is International Law Broken: A Riff on An Important Op-Ed by Julian Ku https://t.co/LlISGNSWd8

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Thoughts on the Iran War https://t.co/DLOC55x9r9

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Revenge of the Ham Sandwich Part II: A Grand Jury Once Again Saves the Day https://t.co/hopTJUMiV8

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

@AndrewCMcCarthy At some point, however, removing a long term immigrant without status can do harm to the national interest. Before 1996, immigrants who had been in the US for at least 7 years could get relief if there was extreme hardship. Not amnesty. That worked.https://t.co/Vsdfss3199

[Charles Blanchard @FmrAirForceGC]

Opening the Aperture: Immigration Reform https://t.co/2X4THXHRf2

[Bob Lonsberry @BobLonsberry]

Yesterday in Minneapolis was an execution. I'm a Trump voter, I support ICE, criminal aliens need to be deported & these protesters are a pain in the ass. But that was an execution. An American citizen engaged in the exercise of his civil liberties was executed by federal agents.