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American Defense Policy After Twenty Years of War
From my 4 November speech at Notre Dame outlining my deep concerns over where our defense policy, external and internal, has taken us since 9/11.
An American Belt and Road Initiative?
Wall Street JournalChina is funding massive projects all over the world and gaining influence. The U.S. can do the same.
‘The Hardhat Riot’ Review: What the Riots Foretold
Wall Street JournalIn 1970, blue-collar workers confronted antiwar protesters. The quarrel continues.
Mac McGarvey
January 13, 2020 America lost a great spirit this morning, and I lost one of my most treasured friends. Everyone who knew Mac McGarvey loves to trade stories about the flawless timing of his dry sense of humor, his pride in having served as a United States Marine, his loyalty to his friends, and the […]
The Future of the U.S. Marine Corps
The Future of the Marine Corps Former Senator Jim Webb May 7, 2020 On September 4, 2002, five months before the invasion of Iraq, this writer warned in an editorial for the Washington Post that “China can only view the prospect of an American military consumed for the next generation by the turmoil of the […]
Lost Soldiers Foundation; A Message from Jim Webb
September 14, 2019 Dear Friends: I wanted to share the below piece, which ran in the internet edition of USA Today on Friday and in the weekend print edition of today. This is the first time we have publicly identified the date of the transfer of the ARVN remains from Hawaii to California, and also […]
Remember South Vietnam’s forgotten soldiers
Shot down in a U.S. military C-123 during the Vietnam War, the remains of our allied MIA soldiers were without a country. I knew I had to act.
My Cotton-Pickin Mama
David Bossie, a former deputy campaign manager for President Donald Trump, used a racist phrase to attack a black panelist on “Fox & Friends” on Sunday.
Vietnam continues boosting ties with the US
Vietnam Net February 5, 2017 Vietnam will continue boosting ties with the US and further deepening bilateral comprehensive partnership, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc told former US Senator James Webb during a reception in Hanoi on February 3. The PM emphasised that the bilateral ties have grown positively and practically in bilateral, regional and global […]
WSJ: The Promise of President Trump – Jim Webb
By Jim Webb Jan. 19, 2017 6:23 p.m. ET WSJ By virtue of Mr. Trump’s electoral base and genuine status as a political outsider, he is positioned to bring two much-needed adjustments to our governing process. First, his administration should break the damaging “turnstile” that has given an unelected elite far too much power, particularly […]
Webb Addresses America’s Elites, Trump, & Foreign Policy In Keynote
‘How wrong are these elites, at least as it relates to the rest of the country? Look for a moment at the most glaring foreign policy failures of the past 15 years.’ Jim Webb, former senator and secretary of the Navy, gave this keynote address at The American Conservative’s “Foreign Policy in America’s Interest” conference […]
Webb: Respect Tubman — And Jackson
By Jim Webb The Washington Post Read Print Version 24 April 2016 One would think we could celebrate the recognition that Harriet Tubman will be given on future $20 bills without demeaning former president Andrew Jackson as a “monster,” as a recent Huffington Post headline did. And summarizing his legendary tenure as being “known primarily […]
To Kill A Man (A Short Story by James Webb)
POLITICO: Long before James Webb became secretary of the Navy or a U.S. senator—or even potentially a 2016 Democratic presidential candidate—he was a 23-year-old Marine fighting in Vietnam’s An Hoa basin, west of the city of Da Nang, as part of the Fifth Marine Regiment. During his tour as a rifle platoon and company commander, […]
The American Conservative: James Webb, War Novelist
April 10, 2015
by Bill Kauffman
Bloomberg: Candidates Should Face Tests on Iraq and Libya
March 22, 2015
by Albert Hunt, Bloomberg View
PTR: Former Sen. Webb explores presidential bid, tests populist message
March 14, 2015
by Salena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Hill: Why Jim Webb should be president
March 10, 2015
by Glenn Boggs, The Hill
Still Here
March 20, 2013
The Richmond Times-Dispatch Opinion
Congressional Abdication
March/April 2013 Edition
by Jim Webb, The National Interest Magazine
Jim Webb on ‘Givers’ and ‘Takers’
September 28, 2012
by James Fallows, The Atlantic
Committee approves Webb provisions to protect Post-9/11 GI Bill
September 12, 2012
Senator Jim Webb, Official Press Release
The South China Sea’s Gathering Storm
August 20, 2012
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
In 4 years 745,000 have used Post 9/11 GI Bill
June 29, 2012
by Rick Maze, Army Times
Wartime contracting reform bill reintroduced
June 18, 2012
by Esther Carey, Federal News Radio
Sen. Jim Webb: Congress Must OK Military Intervention
May 18, 2012
The Daily Beast
National Defense: Webb is right
May 14, 2012
by Times-Dispatch Staff, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
US senator hails ‘profound moment’ for Myanmar
April 10, 2012
AFP
Webb hopes for progress on Futenma
April 6, 2012
by Ma Sami Ito, The Japan Times
On Okinawa, Webb says DOD missing deadlines for study on Marines realignment
April 3, 2012
by Travis J. Tritten, Stars & Stripes
Protect the New G.I. Bill
March 21, 2012
Fredericksburg.com
Senator praises delinking Futenma from Guam move of Marines
March 20, 2012
by Hiroshi Ito, The Asahi Shimbun
Advocates Call for End to War on Drugs
March 15, 2012
by Ellen Ratner, Talk Radio News Service
Virginia Senator Influenced by Gloves Official as a Youth In His Corner
March 15, 2012
by Rich Kaipust, The World-Herald
Webb to Hothead Senators: Cool It
March 9, 2012
by Steve Clemons, The Atlantic
Webb on Syria: Leadership is about achieving long-term objectives, not “taking precipitant action”
March 7, 2012
Senator Jim Webb, Official Press Release
Bill Aims to Overhaul Wartime Contracting
March 5, 2012
Federal News Radio
Webb: “Recent Headlines” Illuminate the Need to Fix Current Tax System
January 18, 2012
Senator Jim Webb, Official Press Release
Special Report: How the U.S. coaxed Myanmar in from the cold
December 22, 2011
by Andrew Quinn, Reuters
Commentary: Land of the Free? 1 of 3 Are Arrested by Age 23!
December 19, 2011
by Tony Newman, The Huffington Post
Sen. Webb: Good Cause
November 7, 2011
by Times-Dispatch Staff, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Turning America’s Gaze Toward Asia
October 14, 2011
by Emily Cadei, CQ Weekly
Sen. Webb, Police Discuss Drug Problem
September 27, 2011
by Jenay Tate, The Coalfield Progress
Jim Webb’s Criminal Justice Crusade
September 11, 2011,
by Andrew Romano, Newsweek/Daily Beast
Waste, Fraud, Abuse: Betraying the Troops
September 8, 2011
by Times-Dispatch Staff, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
Webb Puts Troops Ahead of Profits
September 4, 2011
Roanoke Times Editorial
Webb’s Wartime Contracting Commission Says U.S. Wasted Up to $60 Billion
August 31, 2011
by Wesley P. Hester, The Richmond Times-Dispatch
U.S. May Sell Military Technology to Vietnam, Senator Says
August 24, 2011
Bloomberg News
Webb: Stop Sending China Money
August 6, 2011
Augusta Free Press
Webb Keynote at Defense Forum Washington 2010
September 10, 2010
Military Officers Association of America
Diversity and the Myth of White Privilege
July 23, 2010
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
We Helped the Bankers. Now It’s Their Turn.
March 21, 2010
by Jim Webb, The Washington Post
A Plan In Need of Clarity – Afghanistan
December 4, 2009
by Jim Webb, The Washington Post
We Can’t Afford to Ignore Myanmar
August 25, 2009
by Jim Webb, The New York Times
Webb Visit May Offer Opening With Burma
August 16, 2009
By Karen DeYoung and Colum Lynch, The Washington Post
It’s Time To Change the Law
March 29, 2009
by Senator Jim Webb, Parade Magazine
Why We Must Fix Our Prisons
March 29, 2009
by Senator Jim Webb, Parade Magazine
Webb Sets His Sights on Prison Reform
December 29, 2008
by Sandhya Somashekhar, The Washington Post
What the GI’s Deserve
Jume 29, 2008
Washington Post Editorial
The Jim Webb Story
June 26, 2008
by Elizabeth Drew, The New York Review of Books
Is Jim Webb Too Good for the Vice Presidency?
May 28, 2008
by Ezra Klein, The American Prospect
What It Means To Be A Leader
May 18, 2008
Adapted from "A Time to Fight" © Jim Webb (Broadway Books, 2008), Parade Magazine
Jim Webb: No More Combat Boots
February 1, 2008
by Paul West, Washingtonian Magazine
The Honorable, Enraged Gentleman from Virginia
June 2007
by Ryan Lizza, GQ
2007 State of the Union Address Response
Senator Jim Webb addresses economic fairness as the central theme of his SOTU response.
Senator Jim Webb Term Report, 2007-2013
Senator Jim Webb's Term Report featuring: Re-orienting foreign and national security policies; promoting economic fairness and social justice; and government accountability and balance of powers.
Class Struggle: American Workers Have A Chance to be Heard
November 15, 2006
by Jim Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Caspar Willard Weinberger
March 31, 2006
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Purple Heartbreakers
January 18, 2006
by James Webb, The New York Times
Secret GOP Weapon: The Scots-Irish Vote
October 19, 2004
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Why You Need To Know the Scots Irish
October 3, 2004
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Hunting Down Al Qaeda ~ A Report From Afghanistan
September 12, 2004
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Former Navy Secretary Unleashes Tide of Iraq Criticism
April 29, 2004
by Eric Weslander, Lawrence Journal-World
Why We Fought & Why We Would Do It Again
September 2003
by James Webb, The American Legion Magazine
The War In Iraq Turns Ugly. That’s What Wars Do.
March 30, 2003
by James Webb, The New York Times
Is America Neglecting a Good Friend? Japan
January 12, 2003
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Webb Calls North Korea Greater Threat To U.S. Security Than Iraq
January 6, 2003
by Malina Brown, Inside the Navy
Heading for Trouble: Do we really want to occupy Iraq for the next 30 years?
September 4, 2002
by James Webb, The Washington Post
Is Hollywood Pro-Military Now?
March 25, 2002
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
A New Doctrine for New Wars
November 30, 2001
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
We Must Go After Them and Eliminate Them
October 17, 2001
by James Webb, Naval Institute: Proceedings Magazine
Where Do We Go From Here?
Written on September 11, 2001. Posted on Jameswebb.com since September 13, 2001.
*Special Article*
The Price of Duty
May 27, 2001
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
The Consequence of War
May 1, 2001
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
The Struggle for Mastery in Asia
April 13, 2001
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Should We Leave Okinawa
March 11, 2001
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
The Insult of Carter’s Mass Pardon
February 23, 2001
by James Webb, Letters to the Editor, The Wall Street Journal
Heroes of the Vietnam Generation
July/August 2000
by James Webb, American Enterprise Institute
History Proves Vietnam Victors Wrong
April 28, 2000
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
The Novelist Who Put A Human Face on War: A Review of “Catch 22”
December 15, 1999
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
The Bridge at No Gun Ri
October 6, 1999
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Dear Supe
July/August 1999
by James Webb, American Enterprise Institute
Warily Watching China
February 23, 1999
by James Webb, The New York Times
The Media’s War on Vietnam Vets
July 15, 1998
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
What To Do About China
June 15, 1998
by James Webb, The New York Times
Can We Still Rely On An Old Ally? The Philippines
May 25, 1997
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Peace? Defeat? What Did the Vietnam War Protesters Want?
May/June 1997
by James Webb, American Enterprise Institute
The War On Military Culture
January 20, 1997
by James Webb, The Weekly Standard
Remember the Nixon Doctrine
November 28, 1995
by James Webb, The New York Times
Robert McNamara, the Anti-War Left, & the Triumph of Intellectual Dishonesty
Fall 1995
by James Webb, Strategic Review
In Defense of Joe Six-Pack
June 5, 1995
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
Political Correctness Infects the Pentagon
July 10, 1994
by James Webb, The New York Times
The Military Is Not A Social Program
August 18, 1993
by James Webb, The New York Times
Witch Hunt In the Navy
October 6, 1992
by James Webb, The New York Times
…and the Horrors of A Desert War
September 23, 1990
by James Webb, The New York Times
Help for the Forgotten
March 25 1990
By James Webb
No Ordinary War, No Ordinary Hero
February 25, 1990
by James Webb, The New York Times
Don’t Call On The Guard
April 13, 1989
by James Webb, The Washington Post
Can He Come Home Again?
April 2, 1989
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
Milo Mindbender Would Be Impressed
July 18, 1988
by James Webb, The Wall Street Journal
At Least the Navy Knows What It’s Doing in the Gulf
April 20, 1988
by James Webb, The Washington Post
Can The Marines Come Back?
July 5, 1987
By Al Santoli
Navy Secretary Webb Again Sworn In
May 2, 1987
by George C. Wilson, The Washington Post
Vietnam Vets Didn’t Kill Babies, and They Aren’t Suicidal
April 6, 1986
by James Webb, The Washington Post
What We Can Learn From Japanese Prisons
January 15, 1984
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
This Holocaust Still Goes On, Why Do We Ignore It?
April 14, 1983
by James Webb, The Washington Post
When A One-Armed Man Is Not A Loser
November 21, 1982
by James Webb, Parade Magazine
The Power of Remembering
May 25, 1981
by James Webb, The Washington Post
The Invisible Vietnam Veteran
August 4, 1976
by James H. Webb, The Washington Post
Flexibility and the Fire Team
April 1972
by Capt. James H. Webb, Marine Corps Gazette
Roles & Missions: Time For A Change
March 1972
by Capt. James H. Webb, Marine Corps Gazette
