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More US Troops Won't Necessarily Curb Terror: Analysis

nytimes.com | ERIC SCHMITT and SCOTT SHANE | Posted 11.08.2009 | World

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Does the United States need a large and growing ground force in Afghanistan to prevent another major terrorist attack on American soil? ...

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Why Andrew Krepinevich Is Wrong About US Military Strategy

Antiwar.com | Jeff Huber | Posted 10.21.2009 | Politics

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The problem with retired Army light colonel Andrew Krepinevich, the self-described "expert on US military strategy," isn't so much that he says silly ...

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Ramadan 2009: America and Islam

James Zogby | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Religion, Islam, Change, Department of Defense, US Marines, US Army, Muslim, Ramadan, Iftar, US Navy, US Air Force, American Muslims, Politics News

A primary factor accounting for the change and the growing recognition being given to Ramadan is the presence and vitality of a growing Muslim community.

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Gates: It's Not Time To Leave Afghanistan

AP | LARA JAKES and PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 10.19.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Facing eroding public support for the war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon chief said Thursday that the Obama administration's effort i...

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The Exit Strategy We Need at Home

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 10.17.2009 | World

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No matter how much we love and trust the U.S. military, the American face to the world cannot be wearing a uniform.

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Tim James: Former NBA Player Now With Army In Iraq

AP | TIM REYNOLDS | Posted 09.30.2009 | Home

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MIAMI — Tim James apologized for being late. A rough day at work, said the Miami Heat's 1999 first-round draft pick. Vehicles broke down, proble...

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US Army Reduces Soldiers' Sentences For Iraqi Murders

AP | GEORGE FREY | Posted 09.14.2009 | World

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FRANKFURT — The U.S. Army said Friday it had reduced the sentences of three soldiers convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four...

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The Army Official And The Contractor: A $191 Million "Friendship"

The Washington Post | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics

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He called her Princess. She called him Bubba. They got together whenever they could, sailing on the Chesapeake Bay, traveling to business conferences,...

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Punish the Troops: Ban Facebook in the Military

Andy Sernovitz | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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Support our troops: Let them stay in touch with friends and family.

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Obama Celebrates Post-9/11 G.I. Bill

AP | JULIE PACE and KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics

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FAIRFAX, Va. — President Barack Obama said Monday a new GI Bill for those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan is an investment in both a new gene...

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Summer Care Packages Have Honorable Heritage

Kate Kelly | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Summer Camp, Care, World War II, U.S. Army, Care Packages, Stanneck Gross, Politics News

When the young campers come home and have caught up on their sleep, parents might tell them the story about how the original "care" packages came to be.

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Gates Announces Army Being Increased By 22,000

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 08.20.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the size of the Army will be increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers to help ...

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Gates: Army Ranks To Increase By 22,000

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the size of the Army will be increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers to help ...

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Israel Not Talking To U.S. About Possible Iran Attack, Fearing Disapproval

The Washington Times | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his top deputies have not formally asked for U.S. aid or permission for possible military strikes on Iran's nucl...

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Army's Videogame Recruiting Backed By Lawmakers Despite Controversy

The National Journal | Posted 07.31.2009 | Politics

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The House Armed Services Committee last week offered its support to the Army's controversial high-tech effort to increase awareness and knowledge of t...

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The Road Map For Repealing "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"

Center for American Progress | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

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Then-Senator Barack Obama pledged during the 2008 presidential campaign that he would work with military leaders and Congress to repeal the law that b...

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Will US Army's Development Delusions Cause More Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan?

William Easterly | Posted 07.20.2009 | World

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More in sorrow than in anger, I see that this utopian social engineering craze could encourage people with guns to use them.

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Older Recruits Joining The Army Due To Rising Unemployment

New York Times | James Dao | Posted 07.19.2009 | Politics

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And while the number of such recruits, more than 3,800, is small by Army standards, the pace of over-35 enlistment jumped sharply in the first months ...

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Sen. Feingold Slams McChrystal Torture Testimony: "Incomplete At Best"

ABC News | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Obama's new pick to oversee U.S. forces in Afghanistan misled Congress about his role in the use of so-called "enhanced interrogation" by U.S. Special...

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Pentagon Struggling To Explain Afghanistan Bombing Incident

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is delaying release of its investigation into air strikes last month that killed dozens of civilians in Afghanist...

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Army Opens Doors To White Supremacists: Salon

Salon | Posted 07.16.2009 | Politics

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In a muggy Florida evening in 2008, I meet Iraq War veteran Forrest Fogarty in the Winghouse, a little bar-restaurant on the outskirts of Tampa, his f...

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Army Base Shuts Down After Rise In Troop Suicides

Raw Story | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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The commander of Fort Campbell army base in Kentucky has ordered a three-day suspension of regular duties to focus on a spike in suicides among his tr...

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US Army Suicide Numbers Continue To Climb

Washington Post | Ann Scott Tyson and Greg Jaffe | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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It was just past midnight in Afghanistan when Brig. Gen. Mark Milley appeared on the video screen in the Pentagon conference room to brief some of the...

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Spanish Judge Revives US Army Murder Case

BBC | Posted 06.21.2009 | World

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A Spanish judge has reinstated charges against three US soldiers over the death of a Spanish journalist in Iraq....

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