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/
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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…
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Lew Rockwell, well-known libertarian leader, recently published an open letter to the troops on his site authored by Jacob Hornberger: "Dear Troops: Yesterday – Memorial Day – some people asserted, once again, that you are 'defending our freedoms'…
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I’m an Iraq War veteran and an advocate for Veterans for Common Sense. My friends and family are mostly veterans or part of military families. This past decade has been tough for the military following 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq, and military actions…
Illinois doesn’t often play a role in Republican presidential primaries, but both Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have visited Chicago and locations in southern Illinois where there is a higher density of conservative and evangelical voters. Romney is…