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Wanna Cut the Army? End the War First, Gates Says
Among the most contentious aspects of Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ long-term plan for the military is shrinking the Army and the Marine Corps. Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee...
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Hill Panel Rolls Over for Pentagon’s Big Budget Plan
Remember back when the incoming Republican majority of the House Armed Services Committee was freaking out about Defense Secretary Robert Gates “cutting” defense? Why, he was getting rid of the...
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Pentagon Isn’t Hot for New Law to Bless Al-Qaida War
Most of the terrorists and insurgents that the U.S. military and CIA target in the war against al-Qaida have nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks. But the act of Congress (passed days after the attacks)...
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Gates: Welcome to the End of U.S. Strikes in Libya
In an attempt to reassure skeptical legislators on the Libya war, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said that the U.S. commitment to the conflict is already scaling down now that NATO has assumed command....
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In Wake of bin Laden Kill, Congress Smooches Spec Ops
There’s no doubt that Congress loves commandos. But after Navy SEALs killed Osama bin Laden, a key panel overseeing them is showing the special operations community some extra special appreciation....
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Osama Dies, Worthless War Tech Is Immortal In Congress
Updated, 6:05 p.m. Four days after the death of Osama bin Laden, members of Congress sent a message to Leon Panetta, the CIA director nominated to become the next secretary of defense. It concerns jet...
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Osama’s Dead, But Congress Wants a Wider War
Osama bin Laden is dead. 9/11 was ten years ago. So it’s not the most obvious time for a key congressional panel to expand the war on terrorism. But that’s exactly what a section of the fiscal 2012...
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Will The U.S. Military Concede East Afghanistan to The Taliban?
John Allen better be a mathematical genius. The three-star Marine general tapped to helm the Afghanistan war has one hell of a battlefield geometry problem on his hands. Not only does Allen have to...
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Top Brass Unloads on Austerity Plan
A decade of war has seriously eroded the military’s preparedness to fight new wars, according to top officers in all four services. And it’s making the brass publicly bridle against the Obama...
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House Defense Chief to Boehner, Pentagon: You Suck
Rep. Buck McKeon, the chairman of the House Armed Services committee, absolutely hates cutting the defense budget -- especially when the Pentagon gets cut as part of a high-stakes deficit bill that he...
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