Royal Navy – HMS Iron Duke continues the war on drugs in the Caribbean.

• Associated Press: British, U.S. Seize 3.7 Tons of Cocaine

Background – Iraq – Thomas Ricks analyses the situation on the ground in Iraq.

• Washington Post: Stabilizing Iraq Will Be Difficult, General Testifies
• Washington Post: Experts Question Depth of Victory

Background – Homeland Defense – HS (Department of Homeland Security) officials and others with major responsibilities in the homeland-defense arena could learn much from the strategies used by the Department of Defense in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.

• SeaPower: Homeland Defense Strategists Have Much To Learn from Afghan, Iraq Operations