Joint Chiefs of Staff

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

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 11.23.2008 | Politics

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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 10.22.2008 | Politics

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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 07.30.2008 | Politics

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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 03.26.2008 | Politics

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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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