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01/06/11--14:06: Gates Shifts Military Spending: 'Not Every Defense Dollar is Sacred' (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Budget, Military


Caught between a costly war and demands for deep cuts, the defense chief opts for minor changes in military budget. But will Congress go along?

 

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01/11/11--18:54: Counterinsurgency Strategy Not Working in Afghanistan, Critics Say (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Afghanistan


The U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan is failing to show results and should be refocused away from 'hearts and minds'' counterinsurgency, some experts say. But changing course may be too difficult to do now.

 

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01/16/11--20:00: Can U.S., China, North and South Korea Control Military Crises? (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy, International, Arms Control


Military tensions are rising across North Asia, but the region lacks crisis management skills -- and it's not even clear who's in charge.

 

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01/18/11--19:30: Women in Combat: Study Recommends Ending Military's Last Male Bastion (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Obama Administration, Afghanistan Journal, Congress, Military, Analysis


Should women serve in combat? Congress is about to debate whether the last barriers to women in the military should be lifted.

 

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01/21/11--19:54: The State of the Union and the Military: Balancing Defense With Debt (chan 1743493)

Filed under: State of the Union, Budget, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Afghanistan, Congress, Deficit, Military, Analysis, Iraq


As the president prepares for Tuesday's address, there is a growing recognition that the staggering debt is a national security issue that deserves at least as high a priority as a new long-range bomber.

 

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01/31/11--20:59: U.S. Spent Billions Arming Egypt; Would Schools and Jobs Have Been Wiser Investments? (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Iran, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Military, Middle East, WikiLeaks, Egypt Crisis


The United States invested heavily in Egypt's powerful army. Many argue a better strategy would have been to help expand political and economic opportunity for Egyptians.

 

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02/01/11--08:01: U.S. Orders Evacuations in Egypt; Jordan's King Fires Cabinet, Orders Reforms (chan 1743493)


The U.S. is evacuating non-essential embassy workers from Cairo. Demonstrations also spur shake-up in neighboring Jordan.

 

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02/01/11--15:10: After Egypt's Mubarak: The Muslim Brotherhood (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, Middle East, Analysis, Egypt Crisis


As the struggle for power gets underway in Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood emerges as a key player. The secretive group could be a voice of moderation or help establish a hard-line Islamist state.

 

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02/03/11--09:38: Pentagon Reports Billions of Dollars in Contractor Fraud (chan 1743493)


At least 91 contractors holding contracts worth $270 billion were the subjects of civil fraud judgments -- and in some cases criminal fraud convictions as well, a new report says.

 

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02/05/11--19:00: At Risk in Egypt's Turmoil: U.S. Military Access to the Middle East (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Iran, Foreign Policy, National Security, International, Military, Analysis, Iraq, Egypt Crisis


The rulers who emerge from Egypt's escalating power struggle may not welcome the U.S. military. That would be 'a strategic disaster,'as one observer put it.

 

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02/08/11--14:40: Egypt's Democracy Uprising: Protests Continue, but Is It Over? (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Analysis, Egypt Crisis


Massive crowds demonstrated in Cairo Tuesday, but the Mubarak regime and its army showed no signs of fatigue as they worked to co-opt the opposition.

 

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02/13/11--19:00: The Afghanistan War: Tactical Victories, Strategic Stalemate? (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Terror, Afghanistan Journal, Afghanistan, Military


Despite battlefield victories touted by Gen. David Petraeus, the United States is not making strategic gains in Afghanistan, analysts say.

 

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02/21/11--14:41: Amid Chaos in Libya, Gadhafi Vows to 'Die Here as a Martyr' (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Bush Administration, Terror, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, al Qaeda, Egypt Crisis


The dictator calls Libyan protesters tools of the Americans and warns that if they don't disband by Wednesday, they will be executed without mercy.

 

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02/22/11--08:52: Four American Sailors Shot Dead by Somali Pirates (chan 1743493)


Four Americans on a global sailing vacation were killed Tuesday despite a last-minute rescue effort by Navy commandos.

 

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02/23/11--16:15: President Obama to Libya's Moammar Gadhafi: 'The Violence Must Stop' (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy


Obama has asked his staff 'to prepare the full range of options that we have to respond to this crisis,' including both unilateral operations and actions that could be taken in concert with others.

 

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02/24/11--19:00: In Libya's Escalating Chaos, an Opening for al-Qaeda? (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Terror, Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, International, Middle East, Analysis


The Obama administration's deepening concern is that at least parts of Libya could collapse, joining Somalia and Yemen as places where al-Qaeda and its franchises are active and growing.

 

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03/01/11--12:29: U.S. Military Readies Libya Options -- With Caution (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, National Security, Military, Analysis


The U.S. military is preparing options for intervening in Libya. But history suggests the planners should beware of unintended consequences.

 

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03/08/11--19:24: 82nd Airborne Quick-Strike Force Gives Obama New Option in Mideast Crises (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Iran, Foreign Policy, National Security, Afghanistan, Military, Middle East, Iraq


Until recently, the United States has lacked a quick-reaction, kick-in-the-door crisis force. The 82nd Airborne is changing that, and with upheaval boiling across the Mideast, perhaps just in time.

 

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03/10/11--09:17: Gadhafy Will Prevail Over Rebels, U.S. Intelligence Officials Say (chan 1743493)


James R. Clapper, director of national intelligence, told Congress Thursday that Gadhafy has enough loyal troops and weapons to beat back rebel forces.

 

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03/10/11--16:24: White House Disputes Predictions That Gadhafy Will Crush Rebels (chan 1743493)

Filed under: Foreign Policy, Obama Administration, National Security, Military, White House


Top U.S. intelligence officials say Libyan rebels will lose the bloody war with Gadhafy. The White House disagrees but said it's not ready for military intervention.

 

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