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		<title>How the Iraq War Got Off on the Wrong Foot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:02:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s always fascinating to listen to an eyewitness to history recount what was happening when the rest of us were relying on press releases and government spin. That’s what makes the comments from a retired Army colonel about the 2003 invasion of Iraq by the U.S. bracing. A 1977 West Point graduate and armor officer, Kevin Benson was serving as the joint strategic plans and policy officer – the J-5 &#8212; at the Combined Forces Land Component Command – “see-lick” – as the war unfolded. That meant he was a key player in the ground war. He offered this full-bird-colonel’s-eye-view of how the U.S. military prepared for, and carried out, the invasion in this March interview with the Combat Studies Institute at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. Excerpts: We were to invade Iraq and remove the regime. There were subordinate tasks of, let&#8217;s see &#8212; you know I used to have all these memorized &#8212; remove the Saddam regime; collect any weapons of mass destruction (WMDs), we truly did expect to find; release any prisoners that were held since the First Gulf War, which were primarily Kuwaitis; and then ensure, for CFLCC, ensure conditions were established to a smooth transition ultimately back to Iraqi civilian control of their country… The political guidance that we got was also contained in the 1003-Victor US Central Command (CENTCOM) campaign plan. Those were directly in accord, because those were more in the purpose of the campaign, if you will, the ultimate policy purpose was to by example, my words, put the &#8220;Fear of God&#8221; in other regimes. Ones that were mentioned were the Assad regime in Jordan, Kaddafi in Libya, even to a lesser extent this was sending a message to the Iranians as well. So, I think, well, I think, I know, because that&#8217;s what we were focused on, was that the very simple stated policy objectives, such as they were, were definitely what guided us in the construct of the campaign and then the subsequent major operations plan that I put together for the<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124807&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Increasingly Inefficient Triad</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:44:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new Congressional Research Service report contains this interesting chart, which tracks the sharp reduction in the nation’s strategic nuclear warheads alongside the scant reduction in its strategic nuclear launchers. The Obama Administration, in its 2010 Nuclear Posture Review, said the launchers – the nuclear triad of bombers, land-based missiles and submarine-launched missiles &#8212; is the best way to preserve the nation’s nuclear deterrence: Each leg of the Triad has advantages that warrant retaining all three legs at this stage of reductions. Strategic nuclear submarines (SSBNs) and the SLBMs they carry represent the most survivable leg of the U.S. nuclear Triad…Single-warhead ICBMs contribute to stability, and like SLBMs are not vulnerable to air defenses. Unlike ICBMs and SLBMs, bombers can be visibly deployed forward, as a signal in crisis to strengthen deterrence of potential adversaries and assurance of allies and partners. The CRS study, using data from the National Resources Defense Council, shows just how little we’ve been asking our triad to do lately: &#8211; In 1991, there were 9,300 warheads carried by 1,239 bombers, subs and ICBMs – 7.5 warheads each. &#8211; A decade later, in 2001, there were 6,196 warheads aboard 1,064 delivery vehicles – 5.8 warheads each. &#8211; Now, after more than another decade, the U.S. has 1,950 warheads on 832 subs, bombers and ICBMs – 2.3 apiece. President Obama is proposing, in a speech Wednesday in Berlin, to cut U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear stockpiles by a third. Be a pity if the desire in some quarters to retain the triad&#8217;s three legs acts as a brake on further reductions. h/t Steven Aftergood, FAS.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124781&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The Military Aerospace Market: Sky&#8217;s No Longer the Limit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:38:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David A. Fitzpatrick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the industry’s all-important Paris Air Show gets underway, the outlook for the defense sector appears like a UFO blip on a radar screen: something’s definitely there, but how much of a threat it poses is uncertain. One thing, however, is clear: while commercial aerospace is booming, investments in aerospace defense in most Western countries is not. In fact, it’s declining. So where is business in the defense sector of the aerospace industry headed? I was recently part of a comprehensive analysis of sector and company financials as well as key industry trends, the AlixPartners Global Aerospace &#38; Defense Industry Outlook. That analysis reveals much about the new world order in aerospace defense as well as the future outlook for the industry. Here’s a brief summary of the report’s high points. AlixPartners &#8211; The war on cost is heating up in the defense sector as companies are simultaneously chasing fewer revenue opportunities in Western nations, and facing stiffer competition for a slice of the emerging-market pie. Driven by retrenchment in the U.S. and Europe, global defense spending fell in 2012 for the first time since the 1998 spending drop, to $1.7 trillion in 2012. At the same time, the proportion of global spending by China and Russia is increasing, and by 2016 those two countries will make up almost a third (32%) of global spending by the “top 5” spenders (vs. just 17% in 2011). &#8211; Virtually every part of the aerospace and defense business is taking another look at costs, searching for efficiencies and struggling to stay ahead of the changing environments in which they do business. With the huge number of changes happening all at once, identifying and keeping ahead of trends is what will generate long-term success. &#8211; With China and Russia being largely inaccessible to Western defense companies, this phenomenon is further squeezing the market for Western companies. This is expected to drive intense competition to capture export business in accessible emerging markets, such as Brazil and India. Furthermore, traditional selling strategies are coming under great<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124745&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Some Hope Amid the Calendar&#8217;s Grim Pages</title>
		<link>http://nation.time.com/2013/06/19/who-knew-calendars-could-be-so-grim/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Elspeth Cameron Ritchie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June is PTSD Awareness Month. May was Mental Health Awareness Month. September will be Suicide Awareness Month. More public-service announcements about “seeking help is a sign of strength.&#8221; Despite the monthly exhortations, most service members do not seek help for PTSD or the related illness of depression. They fear that treatment will end their careers. A plethora of efforts has not reduced the suicide rate in service members. So what is newsworthy or new? One organization, Honor for All, is hosting an event June 22 here in Washington, D.C. General Ray Odierno, the Army chief of staff, is scheduled to speak. While I look forward to such events, I am cynical about whether speeches or awareness can reduce PTSD and suicide. What is exciting, for me, are the new treatments for PTSD. We have written about Complementary and Alternative Medicine in a series in Psychiatric Annals, a leading purveyor of continuing medical education for psychiatrists. For the last six months, we have discussed and debated acupuncture, stellate ganglion block, virtual reality, yoga, and other as-yet unproven treatments as possible therapies. They offer promising avenues for research, hope for the afflicted, and a promise from mental-health professionals that we will not quit until we can better help those with PTSD. This month&#8217;s article is on the benefits of service members training service dogs for other service members, a program called Warrior Canine Connection. &#8220;Serving humankind for 30,000 years&#8221; is its motto. Soldiers and Marines who will not go near a shrink are very quick to warm to a fluffy puppy or young retriever. Training dogs to aid others with PTSD seems to help diminish their own PTSD symptoms. The mechanism of action appears to be through the neurotransmitter oxytocin, what some call the &#8220;love hormone.&#8221; Ironic that it might also pull double-duty in helping those suffering from the mental wounds of war.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124814&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tornado Spotted Near Denver Airport Terminal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:03:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(LA JUNTA, Colo.) — A tornado warning for Denver International Airport is over and no damage has been reported. Passengers had to take shelter in bathrooms and stairwells for about a half-hour Tuesday after the warning was issued. The National Weather Service said a confirmed tornado was spotted in the area. Television coverage showed the airport&#8217;s normally busy concourse was completely empty during the warning period. As the storm passed, police briefly blocked traffic from Interstate 70 to Pena Boulevard, which connects the interstate to the airport. Dark clouds blanketed parts of the horizon over the plains to the east. Severe thunderstorms could still produce some strong winds and hail in the area and across Colorado&#8217;s eastern plains. MORE: Tornado-Proofing Cities in the Age of Extreme Weather &#160;<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124795&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women in Combat Marching Orders Issued</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing the U.S. military can do is draft reports. The Pentagon has released the services&#8217; plans detailing how women are to be integrated into front-line combat units over the next couple of years. The reports are from the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, the Marines and the Special Operations Command. “I remain confident we will retain the trust and confidence of the American people by opening positions to women, while ensuring that all members entering these newly opened positions can meet the standards required to maintain our warfighting capability,” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says in his just-released letter urging the services to forward march toward their goal of putting women on the front lines. Not everyone agrees. &#8220;Department of Defense and military leaders are letting down the troops by moving ahead with ill-advised plans to order (not &#8216;allow&#8217;) women into physically-demanding direct ground combat positions,” says Elaine Donnelly of the independent Center for Military Readiness, a persistent opponent of opening up combat units to her gender. “Missions of these fighting teams, which attack the enemy with deliberate offensive action, are very different from the experiences of courageous military women who have served in harm&#8217;s way while exposed to incident-related or contingent combat in war zones since 9/11.” Sounds like some Marines Battleland knows.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124758&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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			<media:title type="html">A U.S. Marine drinks the blood of a cobra during a jungle survival exercise at a military base in Chon Buri province</media:title>
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		<title>Civil Rights Groups Sue NYPD over Muslim Spying</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP / Adam Goldman and Eileen Sullivan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(WASHINGTON) — Civil rights lawyers urged a federal judge to declare the New York Police Department&#8217;s widespread spying programs directed at Muslims to be unconstitutional, order police to stop their surveillance and destroy any records in police files. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the lawyers said the spying has hindered the ability of residents to freely practice their religion. It is the third significant legal action filed against the NYPD Muslim surveillance program since details of the spy program were revealed in a series of Associated Press reports in 2011 and 2012. The lawsuit said that Muslim religious leaders in New York have modified their sermons and other behavior so as not to draw additional police attention. The suit was filed against Mayor Michael Bloomberg, police commissioner Raymond Kelly and the deputy commissioner of intelligence, David Cohen. (MORE: NYPD vs. Muslims: Is an Entire Community Being Profiled?) The lawsuit, which accuses the city of violating the First and Fourteenth amendments, is the latest legal challenge to the activities of the NYPD Intelligence Division. A year ago, the California-based civil rights organization Muslim Advocates sued the NYPD over its counterterrorism programs. Earlier this year, civil rights lawyers urged a judge to stop the NYPD from routinely observing Muslims in restaurants, bookstores and mosques, saying the practice violates a landmark 1985 court settlement that restricted the kind of surveillance used against war protesters in the 1960s and &#8217;70s. &#8220;Through the Muslim Surveillance Program, the NYPD has imposed an unwarranted badge of suspicion and stigma on law-abiding Muslim New Yorkers, including plaintiffs in this action,&#8221; according to the complaint, which was filed in federal court in Brooklyn on behalf of religious and community leaders, mosques, and a charitable organization. The plaintiffs are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Creating Law Enforcement Accountability &#38; Responsibility project at CUNY School of Law and the New York Civil Liberties Union. The NYPD did not immediately respond to a phone call and email asking for comment. The lawsuit describes a pattern of NYPD spying directed<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124738&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Women in Combat: The Numbers Racket</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Thompson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Pentagon will detail Tuesday when women will be eligible to train for and join the U.S. military’s most elite units, including Army Rangers and Navy SEALs. But it’s not those dates on the calendar – 2015 for Rangers and 2016 for SEALs &#8212; that are going to be the most important. These are the numbers to keep your eyes on: &#8211; How will separate physical-training requirements for men and women be changed to a single set that both men and women will have to pass to gain entry to such units. The Army will spend the next two years developing gender-neutral Ranger standards. The tougher the numbers, the smaller the number of women who will be eligible. Under a 1993 federal law, the defense secretary: (1) shall ensure that qualification of members of the Armed Forces for, and continuance of members of the Armed Forces in, that occupational career field is evaluated on the basis of common, relevant performance standards, without differential standards of evaluation on the basis of gender; (2) may not use any gender quota, goal, or ceiling except as specifically authorized by law; and (3) may not change an occupational performance standard for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the number of women in that occupational career field. &#8211; The calculation of such standards isn’t always clear-cut, as a May report from the Congressional Research Service noted: A plain reading of the term suggests that men and women would be required to meet the same physical standards in order to be similarly assigned. However, in the past, the Services have used this and similar terms to suggest that men and women must exert the same amount of energy in a particular task, regardless of the work that is actually accomplished by either. For example, the Air Force Fitness Test Scoring for males under 30 years of age requires males to run 1.5 miles in a maximum time of 13:36 (min.:secs.): the female maximum time is 16:22. A female who runs at this slower rate would actually<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124702&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>A Glimmer of Hope in Iran’s Nuclear Posture</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karl Vick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The surprise landslide for moderate Hassan Rouhani to the Iranian presidency over the weekend offers no guarantee that the Islamic Republic will soften its position on its problematic nuclear program. But the man who holds ultimate power in the theocracy — Ayatullah Ali Khamenei, whose title is Supreme Leader — is as at least as much a politician as he is a cleric. And as it happens, in a major speech earlier this year, Khamenei laid out what some understood as a road map for a negotiated ending to the nuclear confrontation. The glimmers of hope shone through the grit and haze that envelopes the eastern Iranian city of Mashhad, Khamenei’s home town, and the place he chose to deliver an address that appeared to declare victory in the conflict over Iran‘s intentions for its nuclear program.  The occasion was Nowruz, the spring festival Iranians traditionally mark as Persian New Year. Khamenei was addressing a gathering of pilgrims to a local religious shrine, and talking mostly about how Persian year 1391, which had just ended, “was one of the busiest years for our enemies.” Meaning, he added, “the American government.” Full dispatch here.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=nation.time.com&#038;blog=20157722&#038;post=124597&#038;subd=timemilitary&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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