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Can the U.S. Government do anything right ?

…vouchers. Huh? “The way [the assistance] is offered is important,” said the senior U.S. military official, one of several who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not…

15 month withdrawal from Iraq a worthy effort?

…Shiite militias and other internal threats to the Iraqi government. Extending the American military presence in Iraq beyond 2010, he argues, will do little to improve the Iraqis’ military performance…

Brain Injury Awareness

…reports on TBI: As Army officials announced the beginning of Brain Injury Awareness Month, they offered up a figure that makes it hard to believe anyone in the military could…

Ruben Navarrette Picks His Pork

…their sociopolitical agenda. Like $350 million for child care on military bases. Or $335 million to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. In normal economic times, there might not be anything wrong…

Gas tax fury overrides Pentagon accounting disaster

…draws each week from the Federal Reserve to contractors, vendors, and military and civilian personnel. Her job is to review invoices for everything from construction projects to lawnmowing, and to…

Spain’s new defense minister

…emerged as central from the write up: 1. Lack of military experience. (I assume either directly or as a part of the defense ministry prior to her appointment). She has…

Another thought on the ME

…and will ensure defeat. There are good reasons that the briefing slides in U.S. military and aid presentations for both battlefields don’t end in 2008 or with some aid compact…

Corporate Pork: the Lease v. Buy Decision

Via bgreer comes this Washington Post story: For the past three years, the Air Force has described its $30 billion proposal to convert passenger planes into military refueling tankers and…

Bush supporters will “say anything”

…and four years of college tuition in exchange for two years of national service. To sum this up for you, Kerry flip-flopped on the issue of compulsory military service and…

Not So Swift

In today’s Washington Post: Newly obtained military records of one of Sen. John F. Kerry’s most vocal critics, who has accused the Democratic presidential candidate of lying about his wartime…