Katherine Thompson

Senior Fellow, @CatoFP | Former Department of War International Security Affairs & NatSec Advisor to Sen. Mike Lee | Views my own

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

Years of U.S. overextension, unchecked drawdowns, and refusal to treat tradeoffs and scarcity as real factors caused this munitions crisis.

Now lawmakers want to throw billions more at the problem without addressing the lack of restraint and foresight which caused the shortage in the first place. I detail why this is the wrong approach in my latest for @RStatecraft ⬇️

[Daniel DePetris @DanDePetris]

Generally when Mark Levin, Lindsey Graham, Mark Dubowitz and Roger Wicker are all complaining about a certain course of action, that’s confirmation that you should carry on with said course of action.

[Stephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim]

Pompeo’s “straightforward” prescription: Do more of what America has already tried to do, which has helped the IRCG to control Iran and Iran to control the strait.

[Curt Mills @CurtMills]

He’s given them a massive, unprecedented Iran war, every sanctions package and terrorist designation under the sun, and his second Administration’s political capital.. and now they’re going to dump him!

[Curt Mills @CurtMills]

but no “guardrails” to stop insane unconstitutional wars, those are fine https://t.co/AUp9Jw4ksz

[Justin Logan @JustinTLogan]

Incredible scoop from John, with a blistering blind quote:

[Kelley B. Vlahos @KelleyBVlahos]

Excellent points here from @katherinet57 @CatoFP : It began w/the abuse of Presidential Drawdown Authority for Ukraine War; PDA was never supposed to fund foreign wars using US military stockpiles. Then came the other wars. What did we expect?
https://t.co/1SAv0bNQic

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

https://t.co/nSq8RL6HcZ

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

Years of U.S. overextension, unchecked drawdowns, and refusal to treat tradeoffs and scarcity as real factors caused this munitions crisis.

Now lawmakers want to throw billions more at the problem without addressing the lack of restraint and foresight which caused the shortage in the first place. I detail why this is the wrong approach in my latest for @RStatecraft ⬇️

[Justin Logan @JustinTLogan]

Next Tuesday, May 19 at 11:00, please come to @CatoFP to hear @LianaFix, @jekavanagh, and me discuss plans to withdraw troops from Germany (or Poland, as the case may be). @katherinet57 will moderate and a luncheon will follow: https://t.co/Gskm88aQa0

[Rachel Bovard @rachelbovard]

Keep an eye on which staffers get praised by the very! objective! Capitol Hill press and which ones get shamed by them. Everything - including the spin - that campus reporters do is for access

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

Tonight, we take a break from national security to Take It Easy at the Hotel California. 🦅

[Justin Logan @JustinTLogan]

Here @MrMaitra and I applaud POTUS' effort to withdraw troops from Germany.

He should start with the Second Cavalry, and he should bring them home, not send them eastward.

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

https://t.co/27XQAcEOD5

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

Since we're all being completely honest today, I'll jump in as well.

The War Powers Resolution is functionally dead. My latest blog argues repeated failure to use the War Powers Resolution is not productive. It is time Congress to develop a new and improved tool because arguments like this from the modern Executive branch cannot stand. ⬇️

[Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47]

.@SecRubio: "The War Powers Act is unconstitutional—100%. Now, this is not the position of me, not the position of @POTUS now, this is the position of every single president that has occupied this position since the day that law passed... We comply with it in terms of like notification because we want to preserve good relations with Congress... but even as a senator, I would say that the war powers act is 100% unconstitutional."

[Curt Mills @CurtMills]

The Iran war is not the Iraq war. Because in many ways it's worse.

(President Trump should cut bait now)

https://t.co/cio5Rr8U39

[Justin Logan @JustinTLogan]

There it is.

[Andrew Day @AKDay89]

60-day clock pauses "or stops."

Don't worry, we'll fight a series of 60-day mini wars with Iran, not an unconstitutional war or a Forever War.

[Katherine Thompson @katherinet57]

Perfectly laid out here by @justinamash and this is exactly why my pitch is for Congress to scrap the War Powers Resolution as written and draft a new tool. It’s time.

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

Straight out of 1984:

Declare an indefinite ceasefire.

Claim hostilities are “terminated.”

Tell Congress: War Powers Resolution clock resets.

Maintain a military blockade, which is an act of war.

Launch further hostilities at any time.

Fight for another 60 days.

(Repeat.)

[Jennifer Kavanagh @jekavanagh]

Blockade is an act of war so this just isn’t true.