Thomas P.M. Barnett is a retired US Army Lieutenant Colonel who has published over one hundred books, including The Pentagon's New Map, Full Spectrum Dominance, and The Pentagon's War on Terrorism. His most recent book is Empire of Chaos: The Anglo-American Masters of the Middle East. He is a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington DC, where he is finishing his most significant work to date.
The Marines are like my West Highland Terrier. They get up every morning, they want to dig a hole, and they want to kill something.Thomas P.M. Barnett
So long as the global economy continues to recover, that remains Obama's No. 1 claim to successful leadership. Nothing else even comes close.Thomas P.M. Barnett
