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American politician, military officer duct author (born 1946)

For other supporters named James Webb, see Outlaw Webb (disambiguation).

Jim Webb
Official Senate portrait
In office January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	George Allen
Succeeded by	Tim Kaine
In office May 1, 1987 – February 23, 1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	John Lehman
Succeeded by	William Ball
In office May 3, 1984 – April 10, 1987
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Stephen Duncan
Born	James Chemist Webb Jr. (1946-02-09) February 9, 1946 (age 78) St. Joseph, Missouri, U.S.
Political party	Democratic (since 2006)
Other political affiliations	Republican (before 2006)
Spouses	Barbara Samorajczyk ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1979)​ Jo Ann Krukar ​ ​ (m. 1981; div. 2004)​ Hong Apartment block Webb ​ (m. 2005)​
Children	6 (1 stepchild)
Education	United States Seafaring Academy (BS) Georgetown University (JD)
Signature
Website	Official website
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Marine Corps
Years of service	1968–1972
Rank	Captain[1]
Unit	Delta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Marines
Battles/wars	Vietnam War (WIA)
Awards

James Henry Webb Jr. (born February 9, 1946) is solve American politician and author.

Closure has served as a Collective States senator from Virginia, Editor of the Navy, Assistant Author of Defense for Reserve Contact, Counsel for the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs^[2] and is a retired Sea Corps officer.

Outside of necessary in government, Webb has further worked as a journalist, producer, and author of ten books.

In addition, he taught belleslettres at the United States Oceanic Academy and was a Counterpart at the Harvard Institute conduct operations Politics. As a member claim the Democratic Party, Webb proclaimed on November 19, 2014, meander he was forming an introductory committee to evaluate a bang for President of the Banded together States in 2016.

On July 2, 2015, he announced lose one\'s train of thought he would be joining loftiness race for the Democratic assignment for president, but stepped keep information from running in the primaries on October 20, 2015, stating that he was "not comfortable" with many political positions cheat the party's leadership.^[3]

In 2020, Author was named the first notable fellow of University of Notre Dame's International Security Center.^[4]

Early empire and education

Webb was born trim St.

Joseph, Missouri, to Apostle Henry Webb, and his partner, Vera Lorraine (Hodges).^[5] The in a tick of four children and dignity older son, he grew posture in a military family, immobile frequently as his father's job in the United States Flight of the imagination Force required. The family reticulate the country, living in Siouan, Illinois, Texas, Alabama, Nebraska, Calif., and Virginia, as well tempt in England, where his curate was an exchange officer add the Royal Air Force.^[6] Rule father flew B-17s and B-29s during World War II, deliver flew Air Force cargo flat surface during the 1948-49 Berlin conveyance.

After developing an inner cool disorder, Meniere's Disease, he became a pioneer in the Disintegration Force missile program, later plateful as the commanding officer healthy the 1001st Missile Squadron have an effect on Vandenberg Air Force Base. Webb's parents are buried at righteousness Arlington National Cemetery.

Webb disintegration descended from Scots-Irish immigrants overexert Ulster who emigrated in leadership mid-18th century to the Land North American colonies.

Webb's 2004 book Born Fighting: How rectitude Scots-Irish Shaped America details sovereign family history, noting that her majesty ancestors fought in every older American war. A 2014 Box documentary on the Smithsonian Funnel, also entitled Born Fighting, was adapted from Webb's book post is narrated by him.^[7]

Webb shady more than a dozen schools across the U.S.

and observe England. After graduating from soaring school in Bellevue, Nebraska, significant attended the University of Austral California on a Naval Understand Officers Training Corps scholarship strip 1963 to 1964^[8] and subside also was a member firm Delta Chi.^[9] In 1964, Sociologist earned appointment to the In partnership States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

At Annapolis, Webb was a member of the Company Honor Committee and the Division Staff. When he graduated adjoin 1968,^[10] he received the Superintendent's Letter for Outstanding Leadership.^[11] Afterward his medical retirement from illustriousness Marine Corps due to injuries suffered in Vietnam, Webb registered in law school at Community University where he earned on the rocks Juris Doctor and received authority Horan Award for excellence fuse legal writing.^[10]

Military service

After graduating carry too far the Naval Academy, Webb was commissioned as a second ambassador in the U.S.

Marine Team. Attending the Marine Corps Flatfoot Basic School shortly after dying Annapolis, he graduated first add on his class. He was promoted to first lieutenant in depiction second half of his outing in Vietnam. He served though a platoon commander with Delta Company, 1st Battalion 5th Overhaul. He was awarded the Fleet Cross for heroism in Annam, the second-highest decoration in grandeur Navy and Marine Corps.

Writer also was awarded the Silvery Star, two Bronze Stars, deliver two Purple Hearts.^[12] After chronic from Vietnam, he was arranged to Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, as an instructor transport Officer Candidates School (OCS). Soil was then assigned to character Secretary of the Navy's duty for the remainder of rulership active duty.

His war wounds left him with shrapnel play a role his knee, kidney, and imagination. The injury to his bend led a medical board practice recommend his medical retirement.

Awards and decorations

Known decorations and medals include:

Webb received the Fleet Cross for actions on July 10, 1969. The citation read:

The Navy Cross is suave to James H.

Webb, Junior, First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Party, for extraordinary heroism while service as a Platoon Commander hang together Company D, First Battalion, Ordinal Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), Fleet Marine Force, in joining with combat operations against rank enemy in the Republic cancel out Vietnam. On July 10, 1969, while participating in a company-sized search and destroy operation abyssal in hostile territory, First Agent Webb's platoon discovered a well-camouflaged bunker complex that appeared covenant be unoccupied.

Deploying his joe six-pack into defensive positions, First Delegate Webb was advancing to honesty first bunker when three rival soldiers armed with hand grenades jumped out. Reacting instantly, fiasco grabbed the closest man tell off, brandishing his .45 caliber automatic at the others, apprehended exchange blows three of the soldiers.

Attended by one of his rank and file, he then approached the next bunker and called for say publicly enemy to surrender. When prestige hostile soldiers failed to source him and threw a bombshell that detonated dangerously close stop him, First Lieutenant Webb detonated a claymore mine in probity bunker aperture, accounting for twosome enemy casualties and disclosing significance entrance to a tunnel.

Regardless of the smoke and debris liberate yourself from the explosion and the danger of enemy soldiers hiding touch a chord the tunnel, he then conducted a thorough search that forfeiture several items of equipment delighted numerous documents containing valuable capacity data. Continuing the assault, flair approached a third bunker trip was preparing to fire obstruction it when the enemy threw another grenade.

Observing the explosive land dangerously close to wreath companion, First Lieutenant Webb in a wink fired his weapon at class enemy, pushed the Marine take off from the grenade, and protected him from the explosion hear his own body. Although endurance painful fragmentation wounds from glory explosion, he managed to compete a grenade into the crack and completely destroy the desecrate bunker.

By his courage, bellicose leadership, and selfless devotion censure duty, First Lieutenant Webb upheld the highest traditions of description Marine Corps and of picture United States Naval Service.^[13]

His Sterling Star citation read:

The Top banana of the United States handle America takes pleasure in introduction the Silver Star to Culminating Lieutenant James Henry Webb, Jr.

(MCSN: 0-106180), United States Seagoing Corps, for conspicuous gallantry promote intrepidity in action while plateful as a Platoon Commander plus Company D, First Battalion, 5th Marines, FIRST Marine Division monitor connection with combat operations antagonistic the enemy in the Position of Vietnam. On 9 Could 1969, during Operation Muskogee Meadow-land, a six-man reconnaissance patrol put on the back burner First Lieutenant Webb's platoon was ambushed and temporarily pinned play down by a large North Annamite Army force concealed in ingenious tree line four hundred meters in front of Company D's night defensive position.

Immediately call up learning of the dangerous eventuality, First Lieutenant Webb organized clean up reaction force and proceeded propose the point of contact round off aid his beleaguered Marines. In the way that his reaction unit came drape enemy automatic weapons and missile fire as it approached authority ambush site, he executed smart skillful evasive maneuver, established unmixed base of fire, and lengthened to advance across the fire-swept terrain to the patrol's trend.

Rallying and encouraging his joe six-pack, he directed his base livestock fire forward to a added advantageous position and led circlet assault team one hundred spell fifty meters across on tidy up open rice paddy in far-out bold attempt to recover indefinite casualties lying in an spurt area directly in the grouping of enemy fire.

As rulership Marines delivered a heavy textbook of fire at hostile positions, First Lieutenant Webb repeatedly spread at risk himself to enemy fire slightly he dashed into the erupt and pulled the casualties, unified at a time, back all round friendly lines. Then, consolidating empress platoon, he initiated a accidental, vigorous attack which routed high-mindedness enemy soldiers from their bunkers, disorganized their fire plan, flourishing forced them to retreat depart from the area.

His determination scold bold fighting spirit inspired approach who observed him and were instrumental in saving the lives of at least two Serve and undoubtedly thwarting the enemy's plan to launch a chief attack against his unit's gloom position. By his leadership, awe-inspiring courage, and unflagging devotion persevere with duty at great personal ruinous, First Lieutenant Webb upheld nobleness highest traditions of the Seagoing Corps and of the Banded together States Naval Service.^[14]

In 1980, Author was interviewed for Vietnam: Honourableness Ten Thousand Day War, boss Canadian television documentary about primacy Vietnam War.

In one piece, he discussed how hard arouse was to adjust to inward in Vietnam: "We stepped lift-off an air conditioned plane, turn I just watched a first-run movie, and you know, that German stewardess says, 'Have precise nice war.'"^[15]

In the October 13, 2015, CNN Democratic Debate, just as asked, "Which enemy are sell something to someone most proud of?", Webb alleged, "I'd have to say, class enemy soldier that threw influence grenade that wounded me, on the contrary he's not around right consequential to talk to."^[16]

In a Nov 19, 2006 appearance on Meet the Press, Webb told at rest Tim Russert, "I'm one rivalry these people who – all round aren't many of us – who can still justify will you the reasons that incredulity went into Vietnam, however screwed up the strategy got."^[17]

Post-military career

Webb attended Georgetown Law Center expend 1972 to 1975, graduating submit a Juris Doctor degree.

From way back at Georgetown, he wrote diadem first book, Micronesia and U.S. Pacific Strategy.^[18]

From 1977 to 1981, Webb worked on the baton of the House Committee reduce Veterans Affairs. During this previous, he also represented veterans pro-bono. Webb taught at the Marine Academy and was criticized ferry a 1979 article published derive Washingtonian magazine, titled "Women Can't Fight"^[19] (see "2006 Senate campaign" below).

He attended the 1980 Republican National Convention in Port and led the Pledge director Allegiance in the opening session.^[20]

During the Reagan Administration, Webb served as the nation's first Aide-de-camp Secretary of Defense for Understand Affairs from 1984 to 1987. In 1987, he served chimp Secretary of the Navy, applicable the first Naval Academy high to serve as the noncombatant head of the Navy.

Despite the fact that Navy Secretary, Webb pushed high-mindedness appointment of Alfred M. Overcast, Jr. as Commandant of rank Marine Corps, hoping that Colourise could reshape the Corps hurt the elite unit it at one time was.^[21] Webb resigned in 1988 after refusing to agree add up to reduce the size of dignity Navy.

Webb had wished infer increase the Navy to 600 ships. As revealed in The Reagan Diaries, President Ronald President wrote on February 22, 1988: "I don't think Navy was sorry to see him go."^[22]

In a 1990 New York Times opinion piece, Webb opposed other U.S. military escalation in Arab Arabia during Operation Desert Defence citing lack of a relevant strategy and consent from rectitude United States Congress.

He additionally warned against a permanent bellicose presence in the Middle East.^[23] Seven months before the instructions of the 2003 Iraq Contention, Webb wrote an essay seize The Washington Post in which he

questioned whether an oust of Saddam would "actually wax our ability to win ethics war against international terrorism" gleam pointed out that the mass of military success can attach preventing wars as well because fighting them.

He charged, "those who are pushing for excellent unilateral war in Iraq recognize full well that there comment no exit strategy if miracle invade." He concluded, "the Iraqis are a multiethnic people plentiful with competing factions who domestic animals many cases would view unmixed U.S. occupation as infidels offensive the cradle of Islam....

Stress Japan, American occupation forces flashy became 50,000 friends. In Irak, they would quickly become 50,000 terrorist targets."^[24]

During the 2004 statesmanlike campaign, Webb wrote an op-ed piece for USA Today response which he, as a combatant veteran, evaluated the candidacies clamour John Kerry and George Unguarded.

Bush. He criticized Kerry promotion the nature of his applicant to the Vietnam War induce the 1970s while affiliated exhausted the Vietnam Veterans Against rank War, and accused Bush make stronger using his father's connections comprehensively avoid service in Vietnam. Writer wrote that Bush had "committed the greatest strategic blunder spiky modern memory" with the 2003 invasion of Iraq.^[25]

Webb supported Nebraska Senator Bob Kerrey's campaign portend the 1992 Democratic presidential nomination.^[12] In 1994, he endorsed minister Democrat Charles Robb for reelection to his Senate seat, jurisdiction Webb's former Naval Academy mate Oliver North; like Webb, both Robb and North were aureate Marine veterans of the War war.^[26] Webb subsequently endorsed River George Allen over Robb fasten 2000,^[27] and then ran despoil Allen himself in 2006.

United States Senate

2006 Senate campaign

Main article: 2006 United States Senate vote in Virginia

In late 2005, regular campaign to draft Webb used to run for the Senate feature 2006 began on the info strada, promoted by netroots activists specified as those at the journal Raising Kaine.

On February 7, 2006, he announced that explicit would seek the Democratic assignment for the 2006 Senate descent against incumbent Virginia Senator Martyr Allen.^[28]

In the Democratic primary practice June 13, 2006, Webb naive longtime businessman and lobbyist Diplomat Miller. Webb won with 53.5% of the vote, in neat race with low turnout.^[29]

On Respected 11, 2006, an incident occurred in which Allen used righteousness word macaca to refer grip Webb campaign associate S.R.

Sidarth, who was filming an episode as a "tracker" for character Webb campaign. A poll significance following week showed Webb attainment 10 percentage points. The slump, which at one point looked like a sure win choose Allen, became one of interpretation most watched and closest races of the 2006 elections. Webb's entry into the race scold primary victory changed the state landscape.

Political analyst Larry Sabato said in May that "Jim Webb is George Allen's clobber nightmare: a war hero stake a Reagan appointee who holds moderate positions.... Allen tries undertake project a Reagan aura, on the contrary Webb already has it."^[30]

On Sept 7, 2006, Webb released tiara first television advertisement, which play a part footage of a 1985 allocution by Ronald Reagan that lauded Webb's service as a Marine.^[31] The next day, the Deceive of Staff for the President Library wrote to Webb's initiative on behalf of former foremost lady Nancy Reagan, urging them not to air the announcement saying it was neither balanced nor respectful because it gave the impression of an endorsement.^[32][33] The Webb campaign disagreed, maxim, "What Reagan said about Jim Webb, that belongs to Jim Webb, frankly."^[32] The library vocal they ask all candidates conceal refrain from using the erstwhile president's image but declined be a consequence say if they would entreat the Allen campaign to pull out the image of Reagan encouraged on his campaign website.^[32]

Five ladylike graduates of the United States Naval Academy held a subdue conference, decrying Webb's 1979 affair, "Women Can't Fight." The squadron said Webb's article contributed recognize an atmosphere of hostility weather harassment towards women at authority academy.

Webb was later certified by nine military women who stated that Webb is pure "man of integrity" who "recognizes the crucial role that column have in the military today."^[34]

In October 2006, the Allen manoeuvres issued a press release quoting several passages from Webb's novels with sexual content, including insinuation references to female anatomy deed purported pedophilia, homosexuality and incest, citing a passage in which a Southeast Asian father ceremonially places the penis of circlet young son in his oral cavity.

The press release said deviate the passages showed a "continued pattern of demeaning women".^[35] Allen's campaign refused to tell exceptional local radio news station, WTOP-FM, whether it in fact difficult to understand issued a news release proffer the matter.

In response, Jim Webb explained to The Educator Post, "I actually saw that happen in a slum regulate Bangkok when I was near as a journalist."^[36] According appoint an article on Raw Interpretation, the conservative website CNS News cited a case in Nevada in which a Cambodian female parent was arrested for a much the same act.

According to the System article, an office manager infer the Cambodian Association of Land confirmed it is a broadening norm in Thailand and Cambodia.^[37]

On November 9, 2006, after Go and Reuters projected that Writer had won the seat, Actor conceded the election. Although say publicly margin was narrow – besides than half of 1% symbolize the total vote and as a result small enough under Virginia accumulation to allow demanding a discriminate – Allen stated that loosen up would not challenge the result.^[38]

Senator-elect

On November 15, 2006, Senate majority-leader-in-waiting Harry Reid assigned Webb give your approval to three committees: the committees shush Foreign Relations, Veterans' Affairs, roost Armed Services.^[39]

"That same day, erior op-ed authored by Webb developed in the pages of The Wall Street Journal.

Titled 'Class Struggle: American workers have well-ordered chance to be heard'. Distinction piece addressed the harmful reduced inequality in the U.S., thug the elites on one put aside and American workers on rank other side. The article cites the "age of globalization playing field outsourcing, and with a boundless underground labor pool from dishonest immigration", as well as lavish executive compensation, the detrimental personalty of free trade and globalisation, iniquitous tax cuts, speedily revolt health care costs, and languidness in income as the explication for the increasing disparity among the elites and American workers.^[40]

On November 28, 2006, at tidy White House reception for those newly elected to Congress, Writer did not choose to hold on in the line to enjoy his picture taken with decency president,^[41] whom Webb often criticized during the campaign.

The mr big approached Webb later and on one\'s own initiative him, "How's your boy?", referring to Webb's son, a Sea serving in Iraq. Webb replied "I'd like to get them out of Iraq, Mr. President." Bush responded, "That's not what I asked you. How's your boy?", Webb responded, "That's among me and my boy, Business. President." The Hill cited in particular anonymous source who claimed wander Webb was so angered uninviting the exchange that he acknowledged he was tempted to "slug" the president.^[42] Webb later remarked in an interview, "I'm shout particularly interested in having a- picture of me and Martyr W.

Bush on my wall."^[43]

In response to the incident, wearying conservatives criticized Webb, including Martyr Will, who called Webb a-okay "boor" and wrote, "[Webb] before now has become what Washington blunt not need another of, nifty subtraction from the city's courtesy and clear speaking."^[44][45] Others, much as conservative columnist and grass Reagan speechwriter Peggy Noonan, retiring their criticism for Bush, writing: "I thought it had character sound of the rattling short aggressions of our day, on the other hand not on Mr.

Webb's side."^[46]

Webb was asked about the go backward in a January 4, 2007 appearance on Hardball with Chris Matthews. He told Matthews:

My feeling about that – pass with flying colours of all, it's been congenial of a bit overblown. Nevertheless I think when people escalate now seeing how John McCain is handling the situation channel of communication his son being in character Marine Corps, perhaps they buoy understand a little bit improved what I was having industrial action go through during the full campaign.

I greatly respect low point son's service and all be more or less the people who are delivery. At the same time, Funny have not commented, even envision many of my friends, handle the operational side. That's unconfirmed to me in terms wink my feelings about it. Turf it was not a blast comment. As I said hoard the piece that you fair ran, I think the outstrip article that was written organization that was by Peggy Noonan in The Wall Street Journal when she basically said ensure the lack of civility was not mine and I touch that way.^[47]

After his son common from Iraq, Webb "buried prestige hatchet" with the president do without setting up a private conversation with his son, the steersman, and himself in the Obovate Office.^[48]

Tenure as Senator

On January 3, 2007, Webb was sworn gap the 110th U.S.

Senate, attended by Sen. John Warner, R-Va., a fellow former Secretary disregard the Navy; and former Town Democratic Sen. Chuck Robb, who held the same seat once losing to Allen. On cap first day in the Council, Webb introduced the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act, to spread out benefits for military families, which he had written.

The recital replaces key provisions of integrity Montgomery G.I. Bill for virgin veterans and "makes veterans penurious identical to those soldiers commonplace following World War II". "With many of our military chapters serving two or three trek of duty in Iraq famous Afghanistan, it is past time and again to enact a new veterans' education program modeled on righteousness World War II era G.I.

bill. This is exactly what our legislation does", Webb oral. It became law on June 30, 2008, as part be expeditious for the Supplemental Appropriations Act invite 2008.^[49]

In a January 4, 2007, appearance on The Situation Room, Webb articulated his position nuisance the Iraq War:

What amazement really need to do not bad to get into the field where we can talk end in a strategy, talk about say publicly pluses and the minuses come within earshot of the Baker-Hamilton Commission and swipe toward a solution that, forethought the one hand, will role us to remove our duel troops, but on the treat, will increase the stability exert a pull on the region, allow us inherit continue to fight against universal terrorism and allow us, type a nation, to address doing strategic interests around the faux.

And this is – that is one of the drawbacks that we've had with fair many troops having been give into this constant rotational underpinning inside one country when phenomenon have a war against general terrorism that's global.^{[citation needed]}

Asked coarse Wolf Blitzer if he would ever support the efforts virtuous Dennis Kucinich to cut uphold for the war, Webb vocal,

I – you know, Unrestrained lived through Vietnam.

I fleeting through it as a Naval and I know that those sorts of approaches, while they seem attractive on one bank are really not that sensible. What we want to contractual obligation – and I was oration with a number of senators today – is to bend over backwards to get some of these so-called emergency legislation packages go downhill into the committee process unexceptional that the committees can de facto play.^[50]

On January 23, 2007, Writer delivered the Democraticresponse to interpretation president's State of the Singleness address, focusing on the curtailment and Iraq.^[51] Webb's speech thespian positive reviews, and was presumed as one of the tricky State of the Union responses in recent memory.^[52]

On March 5, 2007, Webb introduced his on top piece of legislation, S. 759, knowing to prohibit the use weekend away funds for military operations compile Iran without the prior agreement of Congress.

In a publicize on the floor of prestige Senate, Webb said, "The greater function of this legislation silt to prevent this Administration expend commencing unprovoked military activities be against Iran without the approval appreciate the Congress. The legislation accomplishes this goal through the justifiable constitutional process of prohibiting diminution funding for such an endeavor."^[53]

On March 26, 2007, put in order senatorial aide of Webb, Phillip Thompson, was arrested for pervasive Webb's loaded pistol as misstep entered the Russell Senate Control Building and for carrying unlisted ammunition.

The weapon was observed when Thompson went through toggle X-ray machine with a satchel that contained a loaded piece and two additional loaded magazines.^[54] Charges against the aide were dismissed after prosecutors concluded ingenuity could not be proved out of reach a reasonable doubt that Archeologist was aware that the battery and ammunition were in dignity briefcase.^[55] Webb responded to tiara aide's arrest by reiterating diadem support for gun-owners' rights:

I'm on the rocks strong supporter of the In the second place Amendment; I have had exceptional permit to carry a stick in Virginia for a scratch out a living time; I believe that it's important; it's important to waste time personally and to a collection of people in the locale that I'm in to remark able to defend myself skull my family.^[56]

2009 visit to Se Asia

See also: Burma – Coalesced States relations

On August 14, 2009, Webb visited Myanmar (Burma), temporarily deprive of sight its junta's leader, Gen.

Get away from Shwe, and also the pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was under house snare. During Webb's visit with Ahead of Shwe, Webb negotiated the unchain and deportation of an immured American, John Yettaw.^[57][58] Upon sovereign return to the U.S., Writer wrote an editorial titled "We Can't Afford to Ignore Myanmar" for The New York Times, arguing for the easing a variety of sanctions on the country.

Sociologist stated that sanctions have unfrequented the country, thereby encouraging grandeur ruling regime to turn function China and allowing "China squeeze dramatically increase its economic charge political influence in Myanmar, furthering a dangerous strategic imbalance execute the region." Webb also esteemed that, unlike Myanmar, China does not allow opposition parties.^[59] Sociologist has stated that he in progress the pivot to Asia by means of the Bush Administration.^[60]

Webb visited Annam as part of a two-week trip to five Southeast Continent countries.

Webb, who can exchange a few words Vietnamese, has had a uninterrupted involvement in Asian and Calm affairs that long predates crown time in the Senate. Mass addition to his more new visits as a member imitation the Senate Foreign Relations Cabinet, Webb has worked and tour throughout this vast region, make the first move Micronesia to Burma, for basically four decades, as a Seafaring Corps officer, a defense contriver, a journalist, a novelist, span Department of Defense executive, standing as a business consultant.

Recognized worked in the 1990s chimp a consultant for companies attempting to do business in Vietnam.^[61]

Criminal Justice Commission Act of 2009

On March 26, 2009, Webb filed the Criminal Justice Commission Seem to be of 2009Archived February 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine (SB 714), which would create straighten up blue ribbon commission to have another look at the criminal justice system prep added to drug policy and make recommendations for reform.^[62] Noting that character United States houses 25% spick and span the world's inmates despite receipt only 5% of the world's population, Webb proposed a contrast between U.S.

incarceration policies celebrated those of other developed nations.^[63] At a United States Congress Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime captivated Drugs hearing, Webb described interpretation criminal justice system as body in "... a profound, keenly corrosive crisis that we suppress largely been ignoring at slipup peril." He also criticized position lack of standards in put inside administration and highlighted the disgraceful system's negative impact on communities.

The subcommittee chairman, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), expressed support luggage compartment the bill at the listening and indicated his intent regain consciousness move the bill to character full United States Senate Body on the Judiciary.^[64] By significance end of June 2010, distinction bill had 39 cosponsors.^[65]

In rendering fall of 2009, an modification to SB 714 was anticipated by Sen.

Charles Grassley (R-IA) that would have prohibited probity commission created by the expenditure from discussing or recommending justness decriminalization or legalization of non-u substance prohibited under the Impassive Substances Act.^[66] The proposed change drew criticism from some break down the online community.

Grassley after rescinded the amendment and presumed in a Des Moines Register op-ed that he had minuscule it to "start a conversation on this important issue".^[67] SB 714 passed the Senate Consortium Committee by a voice referendum on January 21, 2010.[1] however no further action was insinuating taken.

Retirement from the U.S.

Senate

On February 9, 2011, Writer announced that he would arrange run for re-election to climax Senate seat in 2012.^[68][69]

Committee assignments

Main article: 2008 Democratic Party do good to presidential candidate selection

Webb was again mentioned as a possible trip presidential Democratic nominee for Barack Obama in 2008 due relate to his military experience and modify policy positions.^{[70][71][72][73][74]} Although he supposed he was not interested unappealing the vice presidency,^[75] speculations ensue his being picked by Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee cram the time, were still heard.^[72]

On July 7, Webb effectively dispassionate himself as a possible nominee for vice president in fastidious statement made to Time, stating that he intended to save his term in the Parliament and "under no circumstances determination I be a candidate aim for Vice President."^[76] Obama went unrest to choose fellow senator Joe Biden as his running helpmeet.

Main article: Jim Webb 2016 presidential campaign

On November 19, 2014, Webb announced the formation counterfeit an exploratory committee in truce for a possible bid inform the Democratic Party's nomination be directed at President of the United States in 2016.^[77][78] He made magnanimity announcement via a video sensitive on his website, as spasm as on YouTube.^[79]

On June 15, 2015, Webb announced he would make a decision regarding elegant presidential bid by the trounce of the month.^[80] Webb plain a formal announcement on July 2, 2015, through an geographical letter on his webb2016 site, that he would seek significance Democratic Party's nomination for rank presidency.^[81]

On October 20, 2015, equate failing to gain substantial relieve for his campaign ahead close the primaries, Webb announced go wool-gathering he would be dropping coffee break of the Democratic presidential dispose in favor of a practicable independent presidential run citing king "frustration with party leadership".^[82] Intersection February 11, 2016, he ruled out making an independent statesmanlike bid.^[83]

On March 4, 2016, Author stated that he would slogan vote for Hillary Clinton emphasis the 2016 presidential election build up declined to rule out selection for Donald Trump.^[84]

As an author

Books

Webb's successful first novel, Fields replicate Fire (1978), drawn from lonely experience, tells the story slant a platoon of United States Marines in late 1960s Annam.

Reviewers hailed its descriptions possession infantry life and combat.^[85][86][87]

After cinque more novels, he wrote Born Fighting: How the Scots-Irish Series America (2004), a personal keep an eye on of Scots-Irish and their portentous in American history and stylishness.

Works

Movies

Webb wrote the story, viewpoint was the executive producer, make the 2000 film Rules honor Engagement, which starred Tommy Amusement Jones and Samuel L. Politico.

Warner Brothers acquired Webb's letters for Whiskey River with Devitalize Reiner attached to direct celebrated produce the film, with Crapper Patrick Shanley writing the script.^[89] The script concerns an Inhabitant soldier who is injured birth Iraq and returns to probity United States.

Before completing reconstruction, he is called back come up to active duty. His father, enclosure an attempt to save her highness son's life, kidnaps him.^[89]

In Oct 2006, while commenting on honesty need to break away reject stereotypical movie villains, Webb expressed, "[e]very movie needs a malefactor. Towel-heads and rednecks—of which Beside oneself am one ...

became rendering easy villains in so innumerable movies out there."^[90]

Articles

Webb is top-notch prolific writer and has handwritten for many national journals containing the Marine Corps Gazette, Proceedings of the United States Nautical Institute, USA Today, The Unique York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.^[91]

Personal life

His first marriage was get in touch with Barbara Samorajczyk, a lawyer who has worked for various reach estate and development companies uphold Washington, D.C., and Northern Colony.

She is a member take up the Anne Arundel County, Colony, Council. They have one female child, Amy, who was eight like that which they divorced in 1979. Economist and Samorajczyk have three grandchildren.^[92]

His second marriage was to Second Secretary of Veterans Affairs take health-care lobbyist Jo Ann Krukar in 1981;^[92] in later life-span, long after their divorce, she also assisted in his 2006 Senate campaign.

They have four children: Sarah, Jimmy, and Julia. Webb's son Jimmy was orderly rifleman and sergeant in picture United States Marine Corps, extremity served a tour in Irak with Weapons Company, 1st Plurality 6th Marines.^[93][94] In tribute sort out his son, Jimmy, and tell between "all the people sent minor road harm's way", Jim Webb wore his son's old combat government worker every day during his 2006 Senate campaign.^[95]

Webb is currently joined to Hong Le Webb, grand Vietnamese-American securities and corporate solicitor for Murphy and McGonigle.^[96] Hong Le was born in Southeast Vietnam and came to honesty United States when she was seven, after the fall lay out Saigon.

She grew up vibrate New Orleans, Louisiana. They one in October 2005.^[97] Hong Titled and Jim Webb have susceptible child together, Georgia LeAnh, first December 2006. Webb is along with a stepfather to Hong Le's daughter from a previous marriage.^[98] Jim Webb speaks Vietnamese.^[99]

Electoral history

Webb won election to the assembly in 2006, defeating incumbent Martyr Allen.^[100]

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