Published on The Weekly Standard (http://www.weeklystandard.com) Ted Cruz and His Enemies The Scrapbook March 11, 2013, Vol. 18, No. 25 In a column in the New Republic last month, John B. Judis laid into newly elected Senator Ted Cruz of Texas for asking Chuck Hagel, during his confirmation hearings to become secretary of defense, […]
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March 11, 2013 Yes, Defense Secretary Is a ‘Policy-Making Position’ Chuck Hagel might think otherwise, but I found that the job demanded involvement in the country’s direction. By MELVIN R. LAIRD Mr. Laird was secretary of defense (1969-73) and counselor to the president for domestic affairs (1973-74). He served nine terms as a Republican
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Damn Few: Making the Modern SEAL Warrior by Rorke Denver, Ellis Henican Overview Rorke Denver trains the men who become Navy SEALs—the most creative problem solvers on the modern battlefield, ideal warriors for the kinds of wars America is fighting now. With his years of action-packed mission experience and a top training role,
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Why RaELnd Paul voted to confirm Chuck Hagel as defense secretary By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News Political Reporter By Chris Moody, Yahoo! News | The Ticket – 2 hrs 22 mins ago Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, left, stands next to Arizona Sen. John McCain. (Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images) Only four Republicans crossed party lines on
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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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Economic Judgment Day Richard W. Rahn is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and chairman of the Institute for Global Economic Growth By Richard W. Rahn This article appeared in The Washington Times on January 22, 2013 EXCERPT FROM THIS ARTICLE: The Departments of Defense, State and Justice are authorized by the Constitution
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