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What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law
What gays and lesbians are looking for -- and will be marching for on Sunday -- is nothing special, and that's exactly the point. It's what every other American already has: equal treatment under the law
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics
Good intentions are no substitute for the change our service members are counting on, especially those who might like to be relieved from a third or fourth or fifth tour in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Fox News | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics
The Obama administration has asked the military's Joint Chiefs of Staff to cut the Pentagon's budget request for the fiscal year 2010 by more than 10 ...
Amitai Etzioni | Posted 12.21.2008 | Politics
Officers like Mullen must be reminded of a basic lesson of democracy -- the military is there to carry out the civilian authority's orders, not to publicly pressure the president to follow the Pentagon line.
AP | ANNE GEARAN and LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.19.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Pentagon is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan ...
Mitchell Bard | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics
It's easy to take a position in a campaign. But the promises are empty if the candidate has a record opposing those very positions.
NY Times | Salman Masood and Graham Bowley | Posted 10.17.2008 | Home
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, America's top military official, made a hastily arranged visit to Pakistan on Tuesda...
NY Times | Thom Shanker | Posted 06.03.2008 | Politics
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has written an unusual open letter to all those in uniform, warning them to stay out of politics as the nati...
Think Progress | Posted 05.15.2008 | Politics
For quite some time, U.S. troops have supported repealing the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy. A December 2006 poll of servicemembers...
Associated Press | Robert Burns | Posted 03.28.2008 | Politics
The Pentagon's top generals and admirals will make their own assessment for President Bush on whether to continue pulling U.S. troops out of Iraq in t...
DC Examiner | Rowan Scarborough | Posted 03.28.2008 | Home
The number of top generals willing to admit mistakes in planning for post-Saddam Hussein Iraq is increasing. The most recent mea culpa came right fro...
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics