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  4. Too Fat to Fight By ALEXANDER COCKBURN (2 replies)
  5. Fort Hood: The largest "Terror act" since 9/11 By (0 replies)
  6. Review of New Book on Modern Wars by Winslow Wheel (1 reply)
  7. Does Military Service Turn Young Men (26 replies)
  8. Ron Kovic: A Letter to the President (3 replies)
  9. Combat Aviation's Gloomy Future (0 replies)
  10. New US Bases on the Black Sea - by Mike Sullivan (0 replies)
  11. Does the Pentagon resemble General Motors? (0 replies)
  12. Fire McChrystal and Get Out of Afghanistan (3 replies)
  13. The Origins of the 2nd Iraq War (0 replies)
  14. Cashing In On The War Dividend (0 replies)
  15. Private Military Contractors and U.S. Grand Strate (0 replies)
  16. Hill Pork Meisters Retreat, A Little By Winslow (0 replies)
  17. Jobless flock to sign up for the military (3 replies)
  18. The Few, the Proud, the Alone (0 replies)
  19. What's Wrong With Pakistan's Army? (0 replies)
  20. $400 For A Gallon Of Gas In Afghanistan (0 replies)
  21. Veteran Army Officer Urges Afghan Troop Drawdown (0 replies)
  22. The Pentagon Kluge That Refuses to Die Read more (0 replies)
  23. America’s Most Sacred Shrine (0 replies)
  24. Is This the End of the Pork Uber Alles Era? (0 replies)
  25. We Owe It to Our Troops to Bring Hardnosed (0 replies)
  26. Army Officers Criticize Rebuke of Gen. McChrystal (9 replies)
  27. NEW DOD WEBSITE FOSTERS SECRET SCIENCE (0 replies)
  28. DOD SUPPRESSED CRITIQUE OF MILITARY RESEARCH (0 replies)
  29. Obama Rules Out 'Biden Option' on Afghanistan (4 replies)
  30. Is McChrystal Dovish on Iran? by Stephen M. Walt (0 replies)
  31. Pentagon Lacks Oversight on War Costs (0 replies)
  32. In Afghanistan, US Troop Morale Plummets Troops i (0 replies)
  33. Beware of silencing the military (0 replies)
  34. Spinney and Buchanan on Afghanistan (1 reply)
  35. Stuck in Kabul, with Saigon blues again (0 replies)
  36. Gen. McChrystal's Celebrity Weekend by William Pf (0 replies)
  37. The Green Jobs Fantasy - Kevin Hassett, Bloomberg (0 replies)
  38. We Are Further From Eliminating Tehran's Threat - (0 replies)
  39. The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy is Back - Joe Conas (0 replies)
  40. Petraeus Takes Low Profile in Obama Admin (0 replies)
  41. The Damage of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (0 replies)
  42. PENTAGON WEB INITIATIVE SPARKS DEBATE ON BEST (0 replies)
  43. Outside View: Afghan nation-building? (1 reply)
  44. Why Afghanistan Really Fell Apart (1 reply)
  45. Drugs, Terrorists, Pipelines and Afghanistan (0 replies)
  46. Trace Adkins and the West Point Cadet Glee Club, (0 replies)
  47. Gates Doubts U.S.'s Afghan Strategy (0 replies)
  48. Can Obama Avoid the "Bog of History" in Afghanista (0 replies)
  49. If Afghanistan is its test, NATO is failing (0 replies)
  50. General McChrystal Defines "Success," and Fails (0 replies)
  51. MEMORANDUM FOR: The President FROM: Veteran Intel (0 replies)
  52. McChrystal's Frank Talk on Afghanistan - 60 Minu (2 replies)
  53. Afghanistan Government too corrupt to consolidate (1 reply)
  54. Putting Pork Past the Pentagon (0 replies)
  55. Classified McChrystal Report: 500,000 Troops Will (0 replies)
  56. U.S., NATO Poised For Most Massive War In (0 replies)
  57. Obama makes a plea for Pakistan (0 replies)
  58. McChrystal: More Forces or 'Mission Failure' (3 replies)
  59. A Pathway to Disaster The Huge Hole in Gen. (1 reply)
  60. Inside Pat Tillman's Life, and the Bush (1 reply)
  61. DNI ANNOUNCES $75 BILLION INTELLIGENCE BUDGET (0 replies)
  62. How Many Troops Would It Take To Win In Afghanist (1 reply)
  63. Obama on Defense Pork (1 reply)
  64. Worst Case Unfolding in Afghanistan? -- A Commenta (1 reply)
  65. Senate Panel Seeks End To F-22 Export Ban (0 replies)
  66. Think Vietnam Vets Were Screwed? Wait Until You Se (2 replies)
  67. Afghanistan by the Numbers: Measuring a War Gone (0 replies)
  68. Solving America's Growing Problem Of Finding (5 replies)
  69. Despite Slump, US Role as Top Arms Supplier Grows (3 replies)
  70. Should Obama Go 'All In' On Afghanistan? (3 replies)
  71. Military Reform's Slim Chances (0 replies)
  72. War of Exhaustion or War of Maneuver? (1 reply)
  73. "In Re: The Crusader" By Philip Gold (1 reply)
  74. G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero (1 reply)
  75. Up to 11,000 U.S. veterans may have been mistake (0 replies)
  76. US commanders complain of lack of troops in Afghan (0 replies)
  77. The Defense Industry's Secret Weapon (0 replies)
  78. DEFENSE: OBAMA SUBMITS PLAN TO PAY FOR TROOPS (1 reply)
  79. The Tragedy of Our 'Disappeared' Veterans (0 replies)
  80. US general pushes for unmanned vehicles (1 reply)
  81. 45,000 More US Troops Urged for Afghanistan (1 reply)
  82. Pentagon to speed giant "bunker buster" production (0 replies)
  83. In View of The Rand Study, Was Cancelling The F-22 (0 replies)
  84. Afghanistan Is Like Vietnam (2 replies)
  85. Iran (136 replies)
  86. Marines Ban Twitter, MySpace, Facebook (0 replies)
  87. Pentagon, Eyeing Iran, Wants to Rush 30,000-Pound (0 replies)
  88. AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN, INDIA (413 replies)
  89. U.S. Veterans Groups Have ‘Grave Concerns’ On Heal (0 replies)
  90. Do Journalists Have Contempt For The Military? (0 replies)
  91. Hillary Clinton Threatens To Cut Spy Links With UK Over 'Torture' (0 replies)
  92. U.S. Backs Implementing U.N. Doctrine Against Genocide (0 replies)
  93. Iraq (249 replies)
  94. U.S. House Seems To Be Set on Pork-Padded Defense Bill (0 replies)
  95. Hamas Celebrates U.S. Troop Withdrawal from Iraqi Cities By Evan Kohlmann hamas_logo.jpgThe NEFA Foundation has obtained and translated a statement (1 reply)
  96. Gates Says U.S. Overture To Iran Is ‘Not Open-Ended’ Elisabeth Bumiller, The New York Times (0 replies)
  97. Out of Step by Winslow Wheeler (0 replies)
  98. Clinton’s Leaky ‘Defense Umbrella’ From Small Wars Journal (1 reply)
  99. Middle East (115 replies)
  100. The U.S. Contemplating Hiring Contractors (Mercenaries) To Protect Bases And Convoys In Afghansitan (1 reply)
  101. U.S. Defense And Security Officials In Israel This Week (0 replies)
  102. The Use of Childresn As Soldiers And Suicide Bombers By The Taliban (0 replies)
  103. For Veterans, a Weekend Pass From Homelessness By ERIK ECKHOLM (0 replies)
  104. Medal Of Honor To Be Awarded, Sixth Since 9/11 (1 reply)
  105. The Hurt Locker as Military Recruiting Tool by Tara McKelvey (0 replies)
  106. US Deployment Pace Not Slowing Down Soon (0 replies)
  107. Foreign Fighters and Their Economic Impact: A Case Study of Syria and al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) By Matthew Levitt (0 replies)
  108. Rep. Massa demands Fox News fire O'Reilly and Peters for comments about captured soldier (2 replies)
  109. "Now I Will Die": Beaten and Held in Prison Without Charge by the U.S. in Iraq Michael Bronner, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund World (0 replies)
  110. The War President (2 replies)
  111. Senate Votes Down Funds For F-22s (0 replies)
  112. Taliban video shows captive US soldier... (4 replies)
  113. Secretary of Defense Gates Announces US Army To Expand By Adding 22000 New Troops (0 replies)
  114. Are U.S. Forces Under "House Arrest" In Iraq? -- Iraq War News Updates July 20, 2009 (0 replies)
  115. Future of the United States Military - Secretary Robert Gates (0 replies)
  116. ONE-THIRD OF VETERANS ENROLLED IN THE VA ARE DIAGNOSED WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS (1 reply)
  117. U.S. Arms Deliveries Decreased by Almost $1 Billion in FY2008 (0 replies)
  118. Is It Worth It? The Difficult Case For War In Afghanistan (3 replies)
  119. Picture Of The Day (0 replies)
  120. U.S. Defense Budget Now Stalled Because Of Last Minute Addition Of A Hate Crimes Measure Dems Add Long-Sought Hate Crimes Measure To Defense Bill (0 replies)
  121. The Firing And Retirement Of General David McKiernan U.S. Army General David McKiernan (0 replies)
  122. White House Objects To A Provision In The 2010 Defense Funding Bill That Would Bar The Military's Use Of Contractors To Interrogate Detainees. (0 replies)
  123. A New Commander To Train US Drill Sergeants? Yes, Ma'am! (0 replies)
  124. Dogfight Over The F-22: Protecting Jobs Or The Nation? (4 replies)
  125. European Missile Shield Not Set In Stone, Pentagon Says (0 replies)
  126. U.S. Hopes To Unveil Defense, Nuclear Deals In India (0 replies)
  127. North Korea (35 replies)
  128. The UK and Afghanistan (0 replies)
  129. Soldier balks at deploying; says Obama isn’t president Says he shouldn’t have to go to Afghanistan because Obama is not a U.S. citizen (0 replies)
  130. How will we fight the next war? (0 replies)
  131. Why President Obama's Push To Train The Afghan Army And Police Will Fail (0 replies)
  132. Asia (3 replies)
  133. More Than $600 Billion And Counting: Iraq War Lies Revisited By Jason Leopold (0 replies)
  134. Finding The Limits Of U.S. Power -- A Commentary (1 reply)
  135. The Future Of Air Defense (0 replies)
  136. U.S. General Promotes Missile Defense "Partnership" With Russia (0 replies)
  137. Iranian Terrorists Suspected In The Murder Of U.S. Soldiers Are Released By Iraq To Iran (0 replies)
  138. Change!... Pelosi-Reid Congress Force Troops to Pay For Their Moving Costs (0 replies)
  139. Iraqi Success Will Depend on Next U.S. Strategy By Walid Phares (0 replies)
  140. US Plans to Transfer 8,000 Hummers to Iraq -- Defense Industry Daily (0 replies)
  141. Gays in the Military: Does a Sailor's Murder Signal Deeper Problems? (0 replies)
  142. Relatives of Soldier Killed in Afghanistan Decry Lack of Coverage Amid Jackson Spectacle (0 replies)
  143. Pro-Defense Senators Will Oppose the F-22 (0 replies)
  144. The Cost of the Global U.S. Military Presence Anita Dancs Jul 6, 2009 (1 reply)
  145. A Pentagon Trailblazer, Rethinking U.S. Defense - Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times. (1 reply)
  146. A Soldier's Wife (0 replies)
  147. Spending $102 Billion a Year on 800 Worldwide Military Bases Is Bankrupting the Country By Chalmers Johnson, Tomdispatch.com World (0 replies)
  148. DoD Announces New Defense Policy Board Members (1 reply)
  149. Could A North Korean Missile Reach Hawaii? (0 replies)
  150. How to deal with America’s empire of bases By Chalmers Johnson, TomDispatch, July 1, 2009 (0 replies)
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