military
More military force is not the answer
February 19, 2015President Obama's request to authorize use of military force against the so-called Islamic State opens unhappy comparisons with earlier misguided U.S. military ventures.
Read moreAFGE says military overspending led to unpaid furloughs
December 19, 2014"DoD spending on service contracts is closing in on $200 billion annually; already, it is more than double the cost of the Department's entire civilian workforce."
Read moreDead child walking: A cry from the heart
September 22, 2014"The mothers and sons I saw pay the highest price, in blood, fear, anger and worry."
Read more“Persians” theater review: War is Hades
September 22, 2014"Outrage, once ripened, yields a bumper crop of retribution."
Read moreU.S. foreign policy, what is going on?
September 19, 2014The U.S. foots 75 percent of NATO's bill, increasingly hard to do given the enormous costs of the Afghan and Iraq wars, the pivot to Asia, and the war in Syria.
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