Pentagon Expected To Request More War Financing
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...
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...
Robert Naiman | Posted 11.04.2009 | World
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.
William Bradley | Posted 10.29.2009 | World
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.
AP | ANNE GEARAN | Posted 09.28.2009 | Politics
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...
Joe Cirincione | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
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.
Norman Solomon | Posted 08.09.2009 | Politics
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.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics
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.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics
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.
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.
AP | Posted 06.24.2009 | Politics
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's top military adviser said Sunday the Pentagon has enough challenges _ including two wars _ without rushing...
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.29.2009 | Politics
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.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics
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.
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 ...
William Bradley | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics
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.
Tom Andrews | Posted 02.28.2009 | Politics
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.
William Bradley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics
Now we're into one of the most fascinating parts of the new Obama administration: President Obama's relationship with America's military commanders.
Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 12.24.2008 | Politics
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.
Andrew Bacevich | Posted 11.22.2008 | Politics
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.
Logan Nakyanzi Pollard | Posted 08.07.2008 | Politics
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.
AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.03.2008 | Politics
WASHINGTON — Behind the Pentagon's closed doors, U.S. military leaders told President Bush Wednesday they are worried about the Iraq war's mount...
nytimes.com | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 11.04.2009 | Politics