Chris Miller

Bio

Chris Miller is a nine year veteran of the U.S. Army where he served in chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense. He is a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War where he helped to screen Iraqi police candidates, served as an adviser to an Iraqi infantry battalion, and planned and led security for patrols and logistical operations. He received the Purple Heart, Combat Action Badge, and Army Commendation Medal, among others. After leaving the military, he served two years in the Middle East as a contractor. He is a Fellow and Contributing Writer with the Truman National Security Project. His work has appeared on/in ABC News, Fox News, The Atlantic, New York Daily News, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, Small Wars Journal, and other publications. He holds an LLB(Hons) from the Open University, United Kingdom and a postgraduate law degree from University of Law-Chester, England. He is currently a student at Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University in Wales. http://millersrules.blogspot.com/
Syria Chemical Weapons: This is How You Disarm Them
By Chris Miller
It is now clear that the Syrian government used sarin nerve gas to attack suspected rebel forces in Damascus on August 21. There is no doubt that the “red line” was breached. With the American public delivering a clear consensus against committing…
The Dark History of Chemical Weapons Attacks Proves the Red Line Must Be Enforced
By Chris Miller
Echoing President Barack Obama's remarks of a year ago, Secretary of State John Kerry has called the use of chemical weapons a "red line for the world," asserting that evidence shows beyond a reasonable doubt that the Assad regime used sarin nerve…
Egypt Coup Was Necessary to Preserve Democracy
By Chris Miller
Mohamed Morsi has been removed as the elected President of Egypt following a military coup d'etat widely supported by the Egyptian public. Violent clashes continue between the military and the Muslim Brotherhood, as Egyptians — and not America or…
Where is Chechnya? Jihadist War May Have Influenced Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev
By Chris Miller
Chechnya is a region in the large isthmus between the Black and Caspian Seas north of the Georgia and Armenia in the North Caucuses Mountains. It can be said to stand on the gate between east and west, with Russia to the north and Iran and Turkey…
Rand Paul is Wrong: International Development is Vital to U.S. National Security
By Chris Miller
It's not a stretch to say that there is a lot of dishonesty in our political discourse in America. One of the most brazen but overlooked examples comes from the wing of one of our major political parties that claims to believe in no or very little…
War With Iran: Why Military Action May Be Needed to Stop Iranian Nuclear Program
By Chris Miller
At times America has hesitated to act when it should or could have. Earlier action against Iran could have halted their nuclear program, as in the case of Israel’s strikes against Syria's and Iraq's nascent nuclear programs. Decisive action could…
Why Mitt Romney is Unfit to Govern
By Chris Miller
Dear Governor Romney: You have based your campaign on the claim that the president has broken promises to the American people, namely that he has failed to deliver on the promise of recovery and further that as president you would be able to make…
Mitt Romney Foreign Policy Speech: Romney Never Served, and is Unfit to Push a Pro War Agenda
By Chris Miller
When Americans go to the polls to elect a president, they most often have domestic issues on their minds despite the fact that the constitutional duties of the presidency concern mostly international policy, foreign affairs, and national security.…
Mitt Romney 47 Percent Comments Show He is Out of Touch with Voters and Unfit to be President
By Chris Miller
Mitt Romney’s statement that 47% of Americans pay no income tax is either true or false depending upon what one takes it to mean. It is a fact that in a given year, around 47% of Americans won’t pay income tax. It is also a fact that virtually all…
September 11 2001: The Day Everything Changed for the US Military
By Chris Miller
For many who spent time in uniform on 9/11/01, life is very much a story of before and after. I listened to the broadcast of the attacks on BBC radio while on an Army field exercise in Graefenwoehr, Germany. Much was different for soldiers before…