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Sending U.S. troops back into Somalia would be folly

By Michael Horton on Jul 06, 2021 06:51 am

Trump's instincts to withdraw them from the country were right. Now the Pentagon seems to be reverting back to old, failed strategies.
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To the end, Rumsfeld was never held accountable for what he unleashed

By Daniel Larison on Jun 30, 2021 09:49 pm

Known for his swagger and jingoistic approach to the job, the former Secretary of Defense later became a symbol of Iraq War failure.
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Ethiopia on the brink of collapse as the Tigray conflict reaches a boiling point

By Alex de Waal on Jun 30, 2021 05:12 pm

The country’s erratic prime minister continues to fan the flames.
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The Stryker is a ‘deathtrap’ but you’re paying for it anyway

By Mark Perry on Jun 30, 2021 03:50 am

Despite cuts, the Army wants nearly $1B to upgrade a vehicle that literally put our soldiers in harm's way. But it's a big boon for the contractor.
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US airstrikes in Iraq and Syria are blatantly unconstitutional

By Bruce Fein on Jun 29, 2021 11:48 am

It will take much more than repealing AUMFs to stop the president from making unilateral decisions to wage war.
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Why are tens of thousands of post-9/11 service members killing themselves?

By Aleha Landry on Jun 29, 2021 03:31 am

A new study finds a disturbing trend. This military wife and mother says families aren't always getting the help they need.
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Haphazard US crackdown on websites included Iranian dissidents

By Matthew Petti on Jun 26, 2021 07:00 am

Last week's DOJ dragnet included Shiite religious websites, even ones at odds with Tehran's regime.
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The Afghan army we tried, but failed to build

By John Allen Gay on Jun 25, 2021 03:36 am

U.S. officials think Kabul could fall to the Taliban within six months, a sad indictment of our multibillion effort to build security there.
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It’s difficult to get the Pentagon to acknowledge civilian casualties

By Kristine Beckerle on Jun 25, 2021 03:00 am

A recent DOD report shows how incomplete accounting leaves victims with no recourse to redress.
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Saudi bodyguards have been training in the U.S. since Obama. Why?

By Annelle Sheline on Jun 24, 2021 10:26 am

Revelations that Khashoggi's killers were trained by a private security contractor in the States have raised some uncomfortable questions.
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