A troubling trend has emerged in American politics: conservatives in congress, conservative presidential candidates, and the conservative punditry have staked out radical positions that continually oppose the Pentagon's efforts to keep America safe. On major issue after major issue confronting the military and our nation's security, conservatives have time and again attacked the military's advice in order to both obstruct progress and score political points against the Obama administration. This politicking, which is often based on factual distortions, has pitted the conservative movement against the very institutions that safeguard our freedom and security. As NSN Senior Advisor Major General Paul D. Eaton, U.S. Army (Ret.), recently
wrote: "No one is safe it seems" from these pundits.