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Pentagon Expected To Request More War Financing

nytimes.com | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, John Murtha, War Financing, Robert F. Hale, War in Afghanistan, House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Stanley McChrystal, Mike Mullen, War in Iraq, Defense Department, Supplemental Funds, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The nation's top military officer said Wednesday that he expected the Pentagon to ask Congress in the next few months for emergency fina...

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Joint Chiefs: Don't Mess With Dwell Time

Robert Naiman | Posted 11.04.2009 | World

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, New York Times, Kai Eide, Wall Street Journal, Afghanistan, Us Troops Afghanistan, Fred Kagan, World News
Robert Naiman

Like every other patriotic American, I want to support our troops. If the Joint Chiefs say our troops need twelve months at home before being sent to Afghanistan, I think we better do what they say.

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Afghanistan, Again: The Thicket Obama's Not Getting Out Of

William Bradley | Posted 10.29.2009 | World

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Jihadists, Al Qaeda, Abdullah Abdullah, Afghanistan, 9/11, Joe Biden, Tony Blair, Barack Obama, Nato, Counter-Insurgency, Northern Alliance, Counter-Terrorist, Stanley McChrystal, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Taliban, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Nation-Building, Nobel Peace Prize, Osama Bin Laden, World News
William Bradley

We can't afford to build a nation in Afghanistan. We have one reasonable goal there, and everything else, no matter how seemingly noble it may or may not be, is a luxury.

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Joint Chiefs Of Staff Chairman: US Is Bungling Muslim Outreach

AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mike Mullen, Muslims, Muslim Outreach, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is bungling its outreach to the Muslim world and squandering good will by failing to live up to its promises, the...

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Cash for Nuclear Clunkers

Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nuclear Disarmament, Russia, Nonproliferation, Nuclear Weapons, Robert Gates, National Security, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Cash for Clunkers, Start Treaty, Defense Spending, Nuclear Terrorism, Air Force, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Politics News
Joe Cirincione

If Secretary Gates is looking to save money and make us safer, there is no better place to start than by eliminating the security liabilities we promote in our arsenal of nuclear clunkers.

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Escalation Scam: Troops in Afghanistan

Norman Solomon | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Vietnam War, Escalation, Martin Luther King Jr., Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Special National Security Estimate, Afghanistan, Lyndon Johnson, Barack Obama, Politics News
Norman Solomon

The president has set a limit on the number of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. For now. That's how escalation works. Ceilings become floors. Gradually.

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What Can Be Done Now on DADT

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Obama White House, Congress, Colin Powell, Speaker Pelosi, Gallup Poll, The New Republic, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Sam Nunn, Obama Pentagon, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Discrimination in our armed forces carries a potent symbolism: It tells an entire class of people that the country is not interested in their service.

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Where the People Lead, the Leaders Will Follow

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, The Advocate, Pentagon, Elaine Donnelly, Cook v. Gates, Secretary of the Army, Kerry Eleveld, President Obama, Gallup Poll, John Shalikashvili, House Armed Services Committee, Repeal Don't Ask Don't Tell, Fritz Hollings, Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Churchgoers, Conservatives, Bob Kerrey, John R. McHugh, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Alan Simpson, Moses, Robert Gibbs, Republicans, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Gallup brings good news. Across the political spectrum, a growing majority of Americans favor allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the military.

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For Gays in the Military, Obama's Good Intentions Not Enough

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Elaine Donnelly, Congress, Sandy Tsao, This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Afghanistan, Pentagon Briefing, President Obama, Passive Resistance, Martin Luther King Jr., Admiral Mike Mullen, Mahatma Gandhi, Air Force, John Shalikashvili, Don't Ask Don't Tell, Victor Fehrenbach, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, Geoff Morrell, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Dan Choi, Joint Chiefs Chairman, Fox News, Iraq, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

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.

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Mullen: Military to comply if gay ban law changes

AP | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Mullen Don't Ask Dont Tell, Michael Mullen, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Mullen This Week, Michael Mullen This Week, Mullen Dadt, Dont Ask Dont Tell, Joint Chiefs, Politics News

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's top military adviser said Sunday the Pentagon has enough challenges _ including two wars _ without rushing...

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Time for Courage and Leadership, Mr. President

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Don't Ask Don't Tell, General Colin Powell, Defense Secretary Robert Gates, President Bill Clinton, President Obama, Global Economy, National Security, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Defense Department Budget, Admiral Mahan, Campaign Promises, Fox News Sunday, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

Don't Ask, Don't Tell is a wrong that can be made right. Just say what you said in your campaign, Mr. Obama, and what's on your White House web site. Do what you said you'd do.

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Don't Let an Ambush Happen Again, Mr. President

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Congress, Amy Brian, Colin Powell, Samm Nunn, President Obama, Admiral Mike Mullen, Iraq, Rotc, Kansas National Guard, House Armed Services Committee, Dadt, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Todd Belok, Rep. Ellen Tauscher, President Clinton, US Navy, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

If President Obama plans to keep his campaign promise, the White House and the Pentagon had better get on the same page now, and be ready to face the tough questioning sure to come.

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Obama Calls For Defense Spending Cuts

Fox News | Posted 03.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: James Jones, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, Joint Chiefs Chairman, General James Jones, James Cartwright, Defense Spending, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, Jim Jones, Barack Obama, Obama Foreign Policy, Defense Department, Obama Defense Spending, Politics News

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 ...

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Obama in the Tank

William Bradley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Al Qaeda, Ray Odierno, Pakistan, David Petraeus, Joe Biden, Iraq, Soviet Union, General Jim Jones, Iran, Central Command, Barack Obama, Central Asia, Russia, Taliban, Afghanistan, The Tank, Gen. David Petraeus, Dmitri Medvedev, Bob Gates, Chechnya, Vladimir Putin, George W. Bush, Marine Corps, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Manchurian Candidate, Politics News
William Bradley

While most eyes were on the then impending vote on Obama's economic revival program, the new president ventured out to the Pentagon for his first meeting with the Joint Chiefs of Staff yesterday.

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Out of Iraq in 16 Months: Yes We Can -- Yes We Must

Tom Andrews | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pentagon, Department of Defense, Robert Gates, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lawrence Korb, Ryan Crocker, Dan Senor, Iraq, Barack Obama, Politics News
Tom Andrews

Wavering on his promise to withdraw from Iraq in 16 months could damage the credibility of Obama's claim that his election represented fundamental change.

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Obama and His Commanders

William Bradley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, Pakistan, Joe Biden, Taliban, Central Command, National Security Adviser Jim Jones, West Point, Mike Mullen, David Petraeus, Bob Gates, Jim Jones, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Geopolitics, Iraq, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, Missile Strikes, 100 Days, Politics News
William Bradley

Now we're into one of the most fascinating parts of the new Obama administration: President Obama's relationship with America's military commanders.

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Don't Ask Don't Tell: Getting Repeal Right This Time

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics

Read More: Joint Chiefs of Staff, 111th Congress, Gays in the Military, Pentagon, Dadt, 538.Com, Nate Silver, Department of Defense, Barack Obama, President Clinton, Politics News
Aubrey Sarvis

To get rid of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" we must proceed deliberately and according to a plan, which will not require grandstanding, but rather actual leadership.

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Petraeus Opts Out of Politics -- or Does He?

Andrew Bacevich | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: General Marshall, Warwire, Military and Politics, Colin Powell, Afghanistan, Apolitical Military, Iraq War, David Petraeus, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Petraeus, Iraq, Politics News
Andrew Bacevich

By claiming to be apolitical, Petraeus might be positioning himself to assert a role not only in implementing policy but in shaping policy to suit his own agenda, in Iraq and elsewhere.

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Why the Right's Messaging is Working

Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Gaffe, John McCain, Youth, Trust, Money, George Lakoff, This Week, Barack Obama Polls, John Amato, Arnold Schwarzenegger, The Paris Hilton/Britney Spears Attack Ad, Power, Qualities, Control, The Terminator, Young Turks, Crooks and Liars, Old Man Dozing, George Stephanopoulos, Flip-Flop, Child Lights Fire, Oil, Foreign, Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Petraeus, Simplicity, Celebrity, The Political Mind, Mistake, Confidence, Linguist, Values Voters, Think, Repetition, Unconscious, Language, Politics News
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard

Why is the young brilliant upstart Obama only ahead by single digits. At least part of the reason is this: John McCain knows how to control his message.

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Military: Troop Strains Putting US At Risk

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Warwire, Troop Strain, Military Strain, Iraq, Afghanistan, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Behind the Pentagon's closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush Wednesday they are worried about the Iraq war's mount...

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