Martin Dempsey

Secret Service Reportedly Bragged In Brothel About Obama

Posted 04.17.2012

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The U.S. Secret Service agents accused of misconduct in a Cartagena, Colombia, brothel revealed their identities by bragging about their connection to...

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Paul Ryan: 'I Really Misspoke' About Military

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 04.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) said Sunday that he had made a mistake last week in asserting that senior military leaders did not support the P...

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Rational Actors and Stuff

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.15.2012

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The idea behind economic sanctions is simple: If you deprive the people in a warlike country of enough "stuff," they're rational actors and they'll st...

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The Tunis Conference: A Practical Step Towards Toppling the Syrian Regime

Raghida Dergham | Posted 04.25.2012

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The Gulf-Western alliance has taken the decision to confront Russia on the issue of Syria, and it presumes that the regime will be gone by the end of the year. Indeed, the strategy to implement this has been set in motion.

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Panetta Defends Controversial Plan

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 04.15.2012

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and the nation's top military leader on Tuesday defended the Pentagon's slimmed-down, $614 billion b...

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Rocky Relations Between U.S. And Egypt

AP | AYA BATRAWY | Posted 04.12.2012

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CAIRO — The United States' top general discussed an Egyptian crackdown on Western-funded pro-democracy groups with the head of the country's rul...

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Bloomberg: No Ticker-Tape Parade For Iraq War Vets

AP | Posted 01.28.2012

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NEW YORK -- New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says there will be no city parade for Iraq War veterans in the foreseeable future because of objections v...

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U.S. Military's Top Officer Visits Israel

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN and DAN PERRY | Posted 03.20.2012

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JERUSALEM — The top U.S. general, visiting Israel at a delicate and dangerous moment in the global standoff with Tehran, is expected to press fo...

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New Defense Strategy: Goodbye, Grunts, We Don't Need You Anymore

HuffingtonPost.com | David Wood | Posted 01.05.2012

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On guard duty at a remote outpost one hot, moonlit night in Afghanistan, when a soft wind carried the scents of dust and wood smoke and cattle, a 34-y...

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Top Military Officer Speaks Out On Crucial Issue

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is condemning hazing as intolerable in the military. But he says such proble...

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Obama Marks End Of Iraq War

AP | By JULIE PACE | Posted 12.20.2011

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JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Blending solemn tradition with joyous reunion, the top commander of U.S. forces in Iraq returned home to U.S. soil Tuesday,...

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General Blasts GOP Candidates' 'Offensive' Line

National Journal | Kevin Baron | Posted 12.19.2011

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RIYADH -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey blasted a common refrain heard on the GOP presidential campaign trail -- that as presid...

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How Much Does America Really Love Democracy?

Kirk Cheyfitz | Posted 02.04.2012

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If the First Amendment was meant to protect any kind of speech at all, it certainly was meant to cover what the Occupy movement is doing: identifying inequities, agitating for redress and dramatizing the need for change.

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Veterans Day in a Fractured America

William Bradley | Posted 01.12.2012

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After two big wars in 10 years, the country is fractured and fatigued, the economy sputtering after a near depression, with few Americans having any real experience or familiarity with the military.

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Clinton To Pakistan: We Will Pursue Militants With Or Without Your Help

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 12.20.2011

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ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Obama administration delivered a blunt warning Thursday that the United States will do what it must to go after milita...

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Obama Speaks At Mullen Retirement Ceremony

Posted 11.30.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP/The Huffington Post) — President Barack Obama is speaking Friday morning at the swearing-in of the new chairman of the Joint Chiefs o...

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Inside Obama's Decision To Shake Up His National Security Team

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 08.01.2011

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ABOARD A U.S. MILITARY PLANE OVER THE PACIFIC (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the reshaping of much of President Barack Obama's natio...

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Harsh Realities Impinge on Obama's Emerging Doctrine

William Bradley | Posted 08.01.2011

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In the wake of the take-down of Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama used last week's glittering European tour to further lay out and demonstrate his emerging multilateral geopolitical doctrine.

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Obama Names New Joint Chiefs Head

AP | By ROBERT BURNS | Posted 07.30.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama moved Monday to complete an overhaul of his national security team, selecting Army Gen. Martin Dempsey as the nex...

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The President's Pick For Joint Chiefs Of Staff

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 07.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — A general installed just last month as the Army's top officer is President Barack Obama's surprise choice to become the next chairm...

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Army's Training Ability 'At Risk' Because Of Iraq And Afghanistan Wars, General Dempsey Warns

McClatchy | Nancy a Youssef | Posted 05.25.2011

WASHINGTON -- The Army's ability to train its forces is "increasingly at risk" because of the nation's protracted commitments to Iraq and Afghanistan,...

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