An armed Afghan soldier rides in Nangarhar province as a U.S. soldier walks the street, March 4.
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What Iraqis Remember About the U.S. Invasion
The ferocity of the American attack in 2003 took many Iraqis by surprise.
Across the country, regime propaganda and media blackouts had made it difficult for Iraqis to get a sense of how massive the force gathering at their …
46%
— The share of Americans in a recent national poll by the Pew Research Center who said the nation has mostly succeeded in achieving its goals in Iraq (43% say it mostly failed). Reflecting the division wrought by the war, 44% of those surveyed said the nation was wrong to use military force in Iraq, while 41% said it was right.
Yesterday: Iraq. Tomorrow: Iran?
It was 10 years ago this week that George W. Bush launched his ill-fated war in Iraq. Will action against Iran be next?
I. Wars Without Suffering
Part 1 of 3
America’s wars are ending: the invasion of Iraq, launched 10 years ago Tuesday, is but a memory, Afghanistan is winding down, and will soon join her sister in the trash bin of forgotten wars.
Only the occasional …
Sequestion Time, #4: A New “Black” Army Program
Majoring in Drones: Higher Ed Embraces Unmanned Aircraft
Schools are adopting majors and certificate programs in unmanned aircraft systems to prepare students for potential future jobs.
Smoke on the Water
Sailors aboard the destroyer USS William P. Lawrence approach a burning vessel in the Strait of Hormuz March 11.
Of Blood and Treasure
Monday begins a three-post series by former Marine – yes, we know there is no such thing – William Treseder on American blood and treasure.
He’s one of those strange hybrids: a Marine sergeant who ended up as one of a …
Why We’re So Irrational When It Comes to Tax Refunds
Think about it: A tax refund is just that — a refund of your own hard-earned money. It’s not a gift or a stroke of good fortune. The problem is that most people don’t look at tax refunds …
$73,540,000
— You know your Air Force is getting too noisy when it has to award a contract of that amount for "noise suppression facilities" at (take a deep breath):
Dyess Air Force Base, Texas; Eglin AFB, Fla.; Ellsworth AFB, S.D.; Tinker AFB, Okla.; Hill AFB, Utah; Kadena Air Base, Japan; Kirtland AFB, N.M.; Lackland AFB, Texas; Kunsan AB, Korea; Langley AFB, Va.; Luke AFB, Ariz.; Moody AFB, Ga.; Buckley AFB, Colo.; Mountain Home AFB, Idaho; Minot AFB, N.D.; Nellis AFB, Nev.; Osan AB, Korea; McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Bureau, Tenn.; Barksdale AFB. La.; Royal Air Force Lakenhealth, United Kingdom; Bradley Field ANGB, Conn.; McGuire AFB, N.J.; McConnell AFB, Kan.; Offutt AFB, N.E.; Robins AFB, Ga.; Scott AFB, Ill.; Whiteman AFB, Mo.; Spangdahlem AB, Germany; Andrews AFB. Md.; Shaw AFB, S.C.; Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.; Tyndall AFB, Fla.; Homestead AFB, Fla.; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; Eielsen AFB, Alaska; Hickam AFB, Hawaii; Holloman AFB, N.M.; Laughlin AFB, Texas; Randolph AFB, Texas; Sheppard AFB, Texas; Vance AFB, Okla.; Columbus AFB, Miss.; Ramstein AB, Germany; Aviano AB, Italy; Springfield, Ill.; Sandston, Va.; Klamath, Ore.; St. Louis, Mo.; Columbia, S.C.; Burlington, Vt.; Belle Chasse, La.; Cape Cod, Maine; Hartford, Conn.; Westfield, Maine; Detroit, Mich.; Boise, Idaho; Springfield, Ohio; Swanton, Ohio; Sioux City, Iowa; Sioux Falls, S.D.; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Madison, Wis.; Tucson, Ariz.; Tulsa, Okla.; Fort Worth, Texas; Des Moines, Iowa; Montgomery, Ala.; Duluth, Minn.; Houston, Texas; Fresno, Calif.; Fort Smith, Ariz.; Syracuse, N.Y.; Fargo, N.D.; Terre Haute, Ind.; Jacksonville, Fla.; Pleasantville, N.J. and Great Falls, Mont.
Committee to Save the GOP: Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Become Inclusive to Gays, or Keep Losing
The Republican Party will release a report today that provides the blueprint for how the party must adapt from its 2012 electoral defeat…
Iraq: Ten Years After
The U.S. invaded Iraq 10 years ago Tuesday. It was almost déjà war: the nation had done pretty much the same thing 12 years before, but the goal that time was limited to kicking Saddam Hussein‘s forces out of Kuwait and …