THE WASHINGTON TIMES ALLARD: America: The Land of the wimps Our national character eroding By Col. Ken Allard Colonel Allard is retired from the Army, is a former NBC News Military Analyst and author on national security issues. Monday, February 18, 2013 Illustration: Denigrating America by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times EXCERPT FROM […]
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) What a Defense Secretary Does Pace Hagel, it’s a policy-making job. Dan Senor March 4, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 24 In September 1993, Secretary of Defense Les Aspin received a request from the U.S. commander in Somalia for extra tanks, armored vehicles, and AC-130 Spectre gunships to support
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February 22, 2013 America’s Kinder, Gentler Department of Defense Cutting the military to fuel the welfare state doesn’t instill fear in a nation’s enemies. By MACKUBIN THOMAS OWENS The Department of Defense faces some stark choices in the future due to the threat of sequestration. But the continual sounds of shoes dropping at the
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Guns and Pensions By Thomas Sowell – February 19, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE:American warplanes were not updated to match the latest warplanes of Nazi Germany or imperial Japan. After World War II broke out, American soldiers stationed in the Philippines were fighting for their lives using rifles left over from the Spanish-American war,
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Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Anti-Defense Secretary Would Chuck Hagel be the second coming of Louis Johnson? Mackubin Thomas Owens January 28, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 19 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: In thinking about Hagel as secretary of defense, it is useful to look at a precedent: President Harry Truman’s appointment of Louis
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January 24, 2013 Chuck Hagel’s Unsettling History A senator on his doubts about the nominee’s judgment regarding Iran, missile defense and much else. By JOHN BARRASSO EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: On the issue of nuclear weapons, the candidate for U.S. secretary of defense actually seems more focused on eliminating American nuclear arms than eliminating
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January 25, 2013 It’s the Message, Morons By William L. Gensert On November 6, 2012, almost 66 million Americans traded the nation’s future for a chance to worship a false god. In a country of over 315 million people, a minority of eligible voters traded prosperity for the illusion of forced fairness. In reelecting
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AUSN – ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY AUSN Blogs 17 AUSN Concerned About “28 Star Letter” to Congress and Navy Budget Implications Anthony Wallis posted on January 17, 2013 17:06 Earlier this week, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS), consisting of seven members who have all attained the rank of four-star general,
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Inside the geriatric unit: US Air Force struggles to keep aging aircraft flying Published November 04, 2012 Associated Press TOKYO – For decades, the U.S. Air Force has grown accustomed to such superlatives as unrivaled and unbeatable. These days, some of its key combat aircraft are being described with terms like geriatric, or decrepit.
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