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TO INDEPENDENT SEN. JOELIEBERMAN

A lonely voice of reason in Congress’ increasingly self-serving ballyhoo over Iraq.

Calling for a truce in the Washington political war, Lieberman crafts an appeal that is grounded in common sense, raised …

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0 commentsApril 1, 2007Features

Why the military can’t do it all

Where are the other instruments of power?

Our nation was founded on the principle of civilian control of the military, but an imbalance has developed that tends to overemphasize military capabilities as …

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TO CONGRESS

For unanimously passing a concurrent resolution that recommends the creation of a national Medal of Honor Day. The resolution would make March 25 a day to celebrate and remember the more than …

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0 commentsApril 1, 2007Features

Create a U.S. foreign legion

America is a land of immigrants. Their spirit of resolve, adventure, hard work and devotion to an idea bigger than themselves has made this country great. Whatever one thinks of the immigration …

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TO THE AIR FORCE

Which finds itself in a new fight for new aircraft, this time for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Yet the Air Force shows no sign of considering the compromise that might help …

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0 commentsMarch 1, 2007Features

Eyes wide shut

Rigid doctrine and a legacy structure make the Army slow to adapt

Many military professionals and politicians have come to believe that the threats facing the U.S. Army in Iraq and Afghanistan …

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Spending greenbacks to entice Leathernecks

The Marine Corps admits it’s going to take more than a poster campaign to meet its goal of growing its end strength from just under 180,000 leathernecks to 202,000 over the next …

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0 commentsMarch 1, 2007Features

The right-sized Army

The number of soldiers in the U.S. Army, both active and reserve, will continue to be a critical determinant of America’s ability to win future wars and, above all, the peaces that …

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0 commentsMarch 1, 2007Features

We will not be able to get into any issues that are predecisional.”

Send nonword nominations to Jack Wittman at jwittman@atpco.com …

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Pacific arms race

Why Asia is where the JSF matters most

The conclusion of a second memorandum of understanding on the Joint Strike Fighter in December opened the door for the JSF to progress from …

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0 commentsMarch 1, 2007Features