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Published May 28, 2012
A visit to Normandy recalls the strains of war -- those which would reemerge decades later in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Published May 22, 2012
The Pentagon is fond of saying “the enemy usually gets a vote.” But that didn’t stop President Obama from declaring at the start of the NATO summit in Chicago that the Afghan war is over, as of December 31, 2014.
Published May 10, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta warned legislators Thursday against adding unnecessary “pet projects” to the defense budget. The warning came one day after the House Armed Services Committee passed an amendment authorizing $100 million to conduct an environmental survey for missile defense shield silos that the Pentagon did not request.
Published April 13, 2012
To understand North Korea, you must first wrap your mind around the utter horror of its gulag system.
Published February 11, 2012
The Air Force developed the bomb in conjunction with Boeing to attack concrete bunkers and tunnel facilities, and the Pentagon has requested $81 million in reallocated funds from Congress to get it ready for use.
Published January 20, 2012
They were called "Red Tails" because they painted the tails of their fighter jets red during World War II.
Published January 06, 2012
President Obama, in outlining proposed defense cuts at the Pentagon on Thursday, urged officials to remember the "lessons of history" and to make sure the country does not repeat the mistakes of the past by leaving the military "ill-prepared" for the future.
Published January 03, 2012
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is scheduled to roll out more than $260 billion in defense budget cuts later this week in what sources familiar with the Pentagon's strategy review say will show the U.S. will no longer be able to fight two ground wars simultaneously.
Published December 26, 2011
The United Nations and the Iraqi government have announced that they have signed an agreement about what to do with 3,400 Iranian exiles who have been left stateless and under siege at a refugee camp in Iraq. The State Department welcomed the announcement.
Published December 17, 2011
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta made history Saturday as the first U.S. defense chief to ever visit Libya.