Rational Security, the "Abu Bakr Bicker Backer Whatever" Edition

Benjamin Wittes
Saturday, September 12, 2015, 9:09 AM

Donald Trump reveals that he doesn’t know the names of the heads of the world’s biggest terrorist organizations. Shane asks whether that disqualifies him to be commander-in-chief. Turns out killing Anwar Al-Alawki was an “easy” decision for President Obama. I talk more about Scott Shane's new book on the subject. And can the House of Representatives sue the president over the Iran deal, Wells asks?

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Donald Trump reveals that he doesn’t know the names of the heads of the world’s biggest terrorist organizations. Shane asks whether that disqualifies him to be commander-in-chief. Turns out killing Anwar Al-Alawki was an “easy” decision for President Obama. I talk more about Scott Shane's new book on the subject. And can the House of Representatives sue the president over the Iran deal, Wells asks? Plus, we discuss how our lives would have been different had 9/11 never happened.

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Benjamin Wittes is editor in chief of Lawfare and a Senior Fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution. He is the author of several books.

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