…considerations (h/t Mark Thoma): But in 1991, the Persian Gulf war demonstrated the awesome utility of American land power, and the Humvee (and its civilian version, the Hummer) became a…

…and newer science projects. He made news in 1992 pointing out that 37 of 38 disintegrating SCUD missiles fired by Iraq during Gulf War II were missed by the patriot…

…information. With thousands of families living in emergency trailers in the Gulf Coast, De Rosa was adamant that residents must be appropriately warned about the long-term health risks associated with…

…shows little sign of breaking down in the near future. Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn’t get it. Dopeler Effect: The tendency…

…U.S. Navy has added an aircraft carrier to its Persian Gulf force, and the Air Force has moved F-16s into Balad air base north of Baghdad. Balad, which currently conducts…

…to U.S. interests in the Arabian Gulf region,” adding, “Iraq probably is continuing clandestine nuclear research, [and] retains stocks of chemical and biological munitions … Even if Baghdad reversed its…

…10 years worth of planning. You know, ever since the end of the first Gulf War, there have been—there’s been planning by serious officers and planners and others, and policies…

…the Gulf coast. But merely eliminating the earmarks for those bridges didn’t solve that problem. Most federal highway funding is allotted to each state according to a complicated formula. Getting…

…of red ink, ascribing it to necessary spending in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast. “We have made substantial investments in the region and the new deficit projections will include costs of…

…double the budget savings that Republicans muscled through the House last month. GOP leaders portray the tax bills — for the hurricane-ravaged Gulf Coast, affluent investors, U.S. troops serving in…