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I Support People, Not Troops

James Peron | Posted 05.28.2012

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James Peron

I love watching a child seeing his father's face for the first time in a year, rushing to daddy's arms, crying. I cry with him. I want to see this scene thousands of times over. I want them all home, unharmed. If that is what you mean by "support," then count me in.

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So... Why Would a Dog Be on Facebook?

SGT Tanangachi Mfuni | Posted 05.08.2012

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SGT Tanangachi Mfuni

Roll your eyes, but this three-year-old Facebooking Boston Terrier has 141 friends on the social networking site.

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For Army Troops, Prescription Drugs May Add To Fog Of War

Los Angeles Times | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Iraq War, Mental Illness, Military Drugs, Persian Gulf, Military, Army, Robert Bales, Afghan War, US Troops, US Army Surgeon General, Drugs, World News

While there was some early, ad hoc use of psychotropic drugs in the Vietnam War, the modern Army psychiatrist's deployment kit is likely to include ni...

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The Situation in Afghanistan Gets Worse

Jon Soltz | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Hamid Karzai, Counterterrorism, Afghanistan, Immunity, Counterinsurgency, US Troops Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, US Troops, Afghanistan Troop Withdrawal, Quran Burning, Politics News
Jon Soltz

President Obama has a lot of issues to weigh with regards to Afghanistan, but I really hope he sides with the American troops on the ground. They're now being asked by our government to provide security to a population in a mission that is no longer wanted by the democratically elected leader of that country, making their current mission untenable and unproductive. Therefore, the only conclusion he can come to is to engage U.S. forces in a mission that can be successful. And that is an immediate transition to an Advise, Train, and Assist role, on the way towards a negotiated counter-terror mission with a very limited footprint.

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Boehner Pressed To Honor Military

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.08.2012

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A Republican congressman is calling on House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) to pay tribute more regularly to slain members of the military. Rep. Wal...

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Four Great Places To Donate Used Books

Milkshake | Posted 04.01.2012

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True to Milkshake form, we believe that the best way to lighten your bookshelves is by donating all the unwanted paperbacks (and hardcovers, of course) to charity. Not sure where to send your books?

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Pentagon Leaders Outline New Plan To Cut Ground Forces

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 03.27.2012

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WASHINGTON — The Pentagon outlined a plan Thursday for slowing the growth of military spending, including cutting the size of the Army and Marin...

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Iraqi Leader Calls For Unity, Political Stability

AP | BUSHRA JUHI | Posted 03.02.2012

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BAGHDAD — Iraq's prime minister called Sunday for unity and greater political stability to ensure the country's security after the end of the Am...

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A Colorado Man Is Among The Last To Come Home From Iraq

Posted 12.19.2011

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Among the last soldiers coming home from Iraq will be Army Physician Captain Mitchell Marzo of Centennial, Colo. The last convoy pulled out of the...

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SLIDESHOW: Last US Troops Return Home From Iraq

AP | By MAYA ALLERUZZO | Posted 12.19.2011

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-- Under the cover of night, America's war in Iraq ended. It was called a "Tactical Road March" and consisted of five separate movements, all aimed a...

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Troops Exit Iraq In Subdued Fashion

AP | REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 02.17.2012

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AT THE IRAQ-KUWAIT BORDER — Outside it was pitch dark. The six American soldiers couldn't see much of the desert landscape streaming by outside ...

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Obama Welcomes Home Troops

AP | By KEN THOMAS | Posted 12.17.2011

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama is welcoming home troops who served in Iraq, saying that their service offers a lesson about the nation's charact...

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U.S. Military Formally Shuts Down The War In Iraq

Reuters | Posted 02.13.2012

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By Missy Ryan and Patrick Markey (Reuters) - The U.S. military officially ended its war in Iraq on Thursday, packing up a military flag at a ceremo...

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Kuwaiti Defense Minister Says No Additional U.S. Troops

AP | PAULINE JELINEK | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON — U.S. and Kuwaiti defense officials say they have not yet reached agreement on an American proposal to station at least 4,000 additi...

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The News of Empire

Robert Koehler | Posted 01.03.2012

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Robert Koehler

Is there a democracy at either end of the missiles, warships or troop deployments? Suddenly I'm back on the sidewalk with the Occupy movement, which has arisen to confront the corporatocracy and its subservient media.

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It's Finally Over -- and It Was Wrong

Jim Wallis | Posted 12.27.2011

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Jim Wallis

The initial feelings that rushed over me after hearing the announcement that we're pulling out of Iraq were of deep relief. But then they turned to deep sadness over the terrible cost of a war that was always wrong: intellectually, politically, strategically and, above all, morally.

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Ten Years of Afghan War

Jayshree Bajoria | Posted 12.07.2011

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Jayshree Bajoria

October 7 marks the tenth anniversary of the beginning of U.S. war in Afghanistan. There is no certain end in sight for U.S. involvement, and concerns are growing over the United States' capacity to bring stability to the country and the region.

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Youngest U.S. Troops Bore Heaviest Toll In Iraq

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 10.20.2011

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SILVANA, Wash. — In a hilltop graveyard overlooking this Stillaguamish River village lies a young soldier killed in the infancy of the Iraq war....

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U.S. Troops Must Have Legal Immunity To Stay In Iraq

AP | LOLITA C. BALDOR and REBECCA SANTANA | Posted 10.02.2011

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BAGHDAD — The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday that American troops must be given immunity from prosecution as part of any agreement to ke...

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U.S. Review: Iraq Deadlier Now Than A Year Ago

AP | By LARA JAKES | Posted 09.29.2011

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BAGHDAD -- Frequent bombings, assassinations and a resurgence in violence by Shiite militias have made Iraq more dangerous now than it was just a year...

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Christian Science Monitor: U.S. Soldier's Emotional Reunion With Iraqi Girl He Saved

Christian Science Monitor | Jane Arraf | Posted 09.28.2011

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Eight-year-old Sadeel giggles and holds up her curly black hair, revealing the faint scar from a bullet wound. "I'm so happy to see you," says US A...

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Prominent Military Medical Center Is Closing Its Doors

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 09.22.2011

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WASHINGTON — Walter Reed Army Medical Center, the Army's flagship hospital where privates to presidents have gone for care, is closing its doors...

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U.S. Troops Begin Afghanistan Drawdown

AP | By HEIDI VOGT | Posted 09.12.2011

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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan -- The first troops to leave Afghanistan as part of the U.S. drawdown handed over their slice of battlefield Wednesday t...

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Panetta Blunt But Unsteady In First Overseas Trip

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 09.11.2011

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BAGHDAD — At once blunt and bubbly, poised but prone to gaffes, Leon Panetta showed on his first overseas trip as Pentagon chief that he has fra...

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U.S. Will Not 'Walk Away' From Iran's Insurgent Arming

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 09.10.2011

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BAGHDAD — A blunt and frustrated U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta expressed exasperation Monday with Iraqi indecision on whether it wants U.S...

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