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Afghanistan: Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham: Update

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

Read More: Military Strategy, Army, Ieds, Mraps, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Oshkosh Truck Corp, M-Atvs, Robert Gates, Department of Defense, Humvees, Oshkosh MRAPS, Donald Rumsfield, Afghanistan War, World News
Reese Schonfeld

Even as we buy and produce new MRAPs, train the troops to use them, and look for ways to deliver them, the President is still attempting to define our strategy for how we will wage the war in Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan: Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham

Reese Schonfeld | Posted 10.12.2009 | World

Read More: Strategic Bombing, Karzai, M1117, Sheriff of Nottingham, Mraps, Poppy, Afghanistan, Robin Hood, President Obama, Yugoslavia, Taliban, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Iraq War, Afghan Poppy Crop, Humvees, Michael Brogin, Iraq, Opium, Belgrade, World News
Reese Schonfeld

I would like to propose that we consider another strategy -- strategic bombing. Take poppy fields, for example ... For once, we could be using our billion dollar bombers on billion dollar targets.

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Not a Dime... Unless

Murray Fromson | Posted 12.10.2008 | Business

Read More: Chrysler, U.S. Economy, Humvees, Tesla Motors, General Motors, Tax, Economy, Ford, Cars, Department of Energy, Auto Industry, 2008 Election, Detroit, Business News
Murray Fromson

What a way to emerge from the excitement of last Tuesday's election than to read about the three major automakers plea for another handout.

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$50 Billion for the Detroit Three: Yea or Nay?

Steve Parker | Posted 09.27.2008 | Business

Read More: White House, American Motors, Jaguar, Tesla Motors, Tata Motors, Chrysler, Buick, Andrew Card, Dodge Viper, Cars, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Humvees, General Motors, Nascar, Nissan, Carl Levin, Hummer, Saabs, Kurt Busch, Range Rover, Bob Nardelli, Toyota, Gm, Carlos Ghosn, Santa Monica Airport, Detroit Three, Ford, Chevrolet, AM General, Volvo, Barack Obama, Cerberus, Pontiac, Cadillac, h3, H1, H2, Avanti, Cancun, Mishawaka, Studebaker, Gmc, Shreveport, Business News
Steve Parker

Should Chrysler, or two of the car-makers or even all three go bust, then, this time, the American people will pay the price, both literally and figuratively.

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Probe Sought in Marine Vehicle Delays

AP | RICHARD LARDNER | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, War in Iraq, Iraq War, Iraq, Marines, US Marines Corp, Pentagon, Blast-Resistant Vehicles, Humvees, Ieds, Armored Vehicles, Congressional Probe, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Marine Corps has asked the Pentagon's inspector general to examine allegations that a nearly two-year delay in the fielding of ...

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Northrop Grumman Bids To Build Humvees For U.S. Military

Wall Street Journal | August Cole | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Oshkosh Truck Corp, Lockheed, Northrup, Humvees, Textron, Business News

Northrop Grumman Corp. is seeking a contract potentially valued at billions of dollars to build vehicles to replace the Humvees that now provide basic...

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