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Busy With Afghanistan, the U.S. Military Has No Time to Train for Big Wars

by David Wood on Dec 27, 2010 • No Comments

Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, AnalysisIn a decade of war, the U.S. military has gotten good at counterinsurgency. But it may have dangerously neglected the skills needed to fight the major conflicts some believe are coming. Permalink |&...

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Open thread for night owls: Upsize the green

by Daily Kos on Oct 10, 2010 • No Comments

At Alternet, John Feffer and Miriam Pemberton write, We Have to Trim the Bloated Pentagon Budget and Use the Cash for a 'Green Dividend' to Create Good Jobs:

What kind of jobs should we be creating? How can we come out of this...

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Today in sausage-making

by Jed Lewison on May 28, 2010 • No Comments

Just want to set this bit of legislative sausage-making up for you. Makes for an interesting thought exercise.

Defying Obama, House votes to keep F-35 second engine funds
By Roxana Tiron - 05/27/10 09:56 PM ET

The House on Thursday voted to keep...