Steven Horrell

NonResident Senior Fellow @CEPA | fmr U.S. Navy Intelligence Officer | 2015-16 Navy Senior Fellow @AtlanticCouncil. Opinions are my own, RTs not endorsements.

[Rep. Don Bacon 🇺🇸✈️🏍️⭐️🎖️ @RepDonBacon]

Why did DoD’s civilian leadership withdraw US troops from Estonia and Lithuania? Why did they remove Armor Brigades from Poland and Romania? Those units were needed to deter Russia. Until the Pentagon fixes this they can expect huge pushback from many in Congress.

[Christo Grozev @christogrozev]

FSB's officer Ivan Danilenkov, literally being a prick near Russian embassy in Ottawa:

"Nobody's gonna know."
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[Phil Gordon @PhilGordonDC]

U.S. acceptance of Iranian control over the Strait of Hormuz is an extraordinary outcome only made conceivable by an administration that squandered legitimacy, alienated allies, attempted regime change in a war it had not adequately prepared for and that is being forced to accept a catastrophic outcome without viable alternatives.

Counterfactuals are impossible to prove but in other circumstances Iran's closure of Strait by brazenly attacking maritime traffic and neighbors' civilian infrastructure would likely have justified and led to a united, global response--like the U.S.-led naval escort mission during the Iran-Iraq war, the global coalition that reversed Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1991, the multinational naval force enforcing UN sanctions in the Gulf in the 1990s, or the UN Security Council sanctions on the Iranian nuclear program in the 2010s--that led to the JCPOA.

Instead US and other countries are now being forced to accept an outcome that would have been unthinkable before the war but seems to have become unavoidable because of it.

[Melinda Haring @melindaharing]

Always pays to read the polls. 85% of MAGA views Russia as a threat and 74% as an enemy. 80% of MAGA want to arm Ukraine and 74% want stronger Russia sanctions. And 76% percent want US military action if a NATO ally is attacked. Figures from @ReaganInstitute @VandenbergCo

[Hubie PhD, PE @saltyeng_]

The Navy didn’t achieve its nuclear safety record because 20-year-olds can operate reactors. It achieved it because Rickover built a culture where those 20-year-olds are rigorously trained, continuously evaluated, procedurally disciplined and surrounded by layers of technical oversight.

The reactor is only part of the system. The culture is the safety system.

[David Cattler @DavidCattler]

America’s alliances aren’t a charitable project or a diplomatic luxury.

They’re one of America’s enduring strategic advantages.

Military power, economic scale, and technology matter. But relationships built over generations create access, resilience, and influence that competitors struggle to replicate.

Trust is strategic infrastructure.

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Oh look, the Commerce Department quietly announced 7 new equity stakes in private companies.

Brought to you by the people fighting "communism."
https://t.co/D9XRML3izw

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

U.S. intelligence agencies now believe Iran was behind a coordinated cyberattack that hit more than 30 municipal water systems in Minnesota this week, that’s according to several U.S. officials who spoke to The Washington Post.

But Trump isn’t buying it. Instead, he blames Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, saying: “I think that Minnesota is behind it. You know who is behind it? Minnesota. Because they’re grossly incompetent. I think the governor is behind it. I don’t think there was an Iranian cyberattack.”

Sound familiar? It’s basically Helsinki all over again. In 2018, Trump stood next to Vladimir Putin and said he believed Putin’s denial rather than the U.S. intelligence community’s assessment that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election.

Once a traitor, always a traitor.

[Embassy of Spain UK @EmbSpainUK]

Almost everyone who entered Ceuta yesterday has now returned to Morocco.

It is not possible to travel from Ceuta or Melilla to mainland Spain without presenting identification at a police checkpoint. The integrity of the Schengen area is fully guaranteed.

[Mark Rutte @SecGenNATO]

Discussed with @donaldtusk the violation of Poland’s airspace by a Russian missile. Poland and #NATO activated their air and ground defences. We stand in solidarity with Poland and will continue to strengthen our readiness to defend against any threat, including missile attacks.

This incident is yet another reckless act by Russia and a dangerous consequence of its war against Ukraine. I condemn last night’s deadly strikes across Ukraine. NATO continues to provide essential support so Ukraine can defend itself. Our commitment is unwavering

[Daniel Fried @AmbDanFried]

Trump’s ‘Change of Heart’ on Ukraine Driven by Kyiv’s Successes, Veteran Top US Diplomat Says▶https://t.co/QO8mwUarKU

[Lazarus @Lazarus_Navy]

https://t.co/Z6SlrW35AQ I think this quote sums up many naval views of Clausewitz, "Admiral J.C. Wylie granted Clausewitz a place of honor, yet he saw it as a continental theory unable to account for maritime, aerial, or Maoist cumulative approaches.

[Steven Horrell @StevenHorrell]

This Department of State is the worst

[Reuters @Reuters]

A US government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at ‌a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screenshots and posted them online https://t.co/HgrIur1Mdj

[Melinda Haring @melindaharing]

Grim new record: Russia has fired 126 ballistic missiles at Ukraine so far in July, surpassing the previous record of 118 set in February, according to a @NYTimes data set based on figures from the Ukrainian Air Force https://t.co/yyVIcN8kRv

[Ben Hodges @general_ben]

And so this answers Trump’s request: “I want generals like Hitler had!”

[Steven Horrell @StevenHorrell]

This Department of Defense is the worst.

[Jim LaPorta @JimLaPorta]

ICYMI: The Pentagon is considering its most sweeping remake of military higher education, according to an unreleased draft memorandum obtained by @CBSNews that would abolish civilian tenure and overhaul course offerings at the military service academies and senior war colleges. https://t.co/TaDfbZEf9M

[Danny Boy @Care2much18]

Probably the last thing any tense situation needs is MAGA, plus the owner of this website, offering their dumb opinions to make it worse.

At least 15 drowned trying to swim to Ceuta today.

There's a reason more people were attempting that swim.

I'll go through some facts. /1

[Admiral James G. Foggo, USN (ret.) @Admiral_Foggo]

A pleasure to meet so many patriotic Americans & guests from Allied nations during @hamiltonsoc Leadership Conference at The Mayflower tonight. @CMS_Washington presented our story and why we advocate for American Seapower & the Sea Services. @NavyLeagueUS @TheBobbyDixon

[Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao @SECNAV]

$42.1B. 

Nine Virginia-class fast attack submarines.

Unmatched lethality.

[CEPA @cepa]

No Road Back to Putin, the Shakespearean Villain | "Ill-considered European statements about talks with Russia demonstrate confusion and lessons still unlearned." Stephen Blank https://t.co/A7hdCrd83Y