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An interesting and nuanced perspective, combining an appreciation for the culture of the Marines (and its flaws), an awareness of the high strategic stakes involved in any civilian killings by U.S. troops, and a much-needed reminder that U.S. forces have

Tags: civilian-killings, commentary, del.icio.us_import, gwot, iraq, military, opinion, violence, war on 2008-03-21 -All Annotations (0) -About

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An interesting and nuanced perspective, combining an appreciation for the culture of the Marines (and its flaws), an awareness of the high strategic stakes involved in any civilian killings by U.S. troops, and a much-needed reminder that U.S. forces have

Tags: civilian-killings, commentary, del.icio.us_import, gwot, iraq, military, opinion, violence, war on 2008-03-21 -All Annotations (0) -About

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According to author Judith Warner, a new book of essays on the TV series "24" shows how policymakers and military officials have been taking cues from Hollywood on how to do their jobs. Not only chilling, but surreal to boot.

Tags: books, commentary, del.icio.us_import, gwot, media, military, popular_culture, television, violence on 2007-12-30 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Rich argues that the longer the misguided Bush policies remain in effect -- the disastrous Iraq "surge," torturing detainees, retrograde legal and fiscal measures -- the more morally culpable the U.S. public becomes.

Tags: commentary, del.icio.us_import, gwot, iraq, law, military, opinion, politics, torture, war on 2007-10-14 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Just close your eyes, stick your fingers in your ears, and repeat after me: "9-11 ... weapons of mass destruction ... al-Qaeda ... birth pangs of a new Middle East ... spreading democracy and freedom ... better off without Saddam ... 9-11 ... last throes

Tags: bad_news, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, news, surge, war on 2007-06-14 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Maj. Joel Rayburn, a historian and officer now posted to CENTCOM, writes about the dangers of a too-hasty exit from Iraq, drawing on the British experience post-WWI. I need to read this more carefully, but it seems his ideas present a pretty strong rebuke

Tags: !toread, del.icio.us_import, history, iraq, military, politics, post:tumblr, war on 2007-06-10 and saved by2 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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The official press release announcing the new Army policy of capitalizing the phrase "Army Families" in all official documents. Explains that [quote]this rule applies to all documents in various medium, not just correspondence.... Examples include: brie

Tags: del.icio.us_import, funny, military, news, post:tumblr, weird on 2007-05-22 -All Annotations (0) -About

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Tucker argues that the Haditha debacle is symptomatic of an overstretched military that can no longer tell enemies from noncombatants, and points out, citing Petraeus's own work, that each civilian death makes counterinsurgency work harder and more danger

Tags: bad_news, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, opinion, violence, war on 2007-05-15 -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.baltimoresun.com

One of the major objectives of the surge was to end, or at least reduce, killings by death squads in the capital. However, since the surge began, the killings unfortunately seem to be increasing instead. Northern MNF commander Mixon says he needs more tro

Tags: bad_news, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, violence, war on 2007-05-14 -All Annotations (0) -About

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From the "ON Point" military affairs blog, a comprehensive and encouraging status report on the town of Ramadi, where Iraqi-US partnerships have marginalized al-Qaeda and greatly increased security.

Tags: del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, war on 2007-05-06 -All Annotations (0) -About

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A few charts and key findings.

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Some disturbing results from a survey done by the Pentagon's mental health monitoring commission. Long tours of duty and repeated deployments appear to be straining military personnel in hitherto unrecognized ways.

Tags: del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, news, post:tumblr, psychology on 2007-05-06 -All Annotations (0) -About

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The WaPo interviews a number of experts who suggest that given the current situation, the Iraq war will probably have disastrously long-term fallout for U.S. global standing that "makes Vietnam look like a cakewalk." Already the rest of the world sees the

Tags: bad_news, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, post:tumblr, war on 2007-04-29 -All Annotations (0) -About

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US and Iranian troops exchanged small-arms and RPG fire last September on the Iran-Iraq border. This has been kept very quiet until recently.

Tags: del.icio.us_import, iran, iraq, middle_east, military, post:tumblr, war on 2007-04-03 -All Annotations (1) -About

more fromwww.time.com

There are a lot of great military blogs out there, but this one's new to me. Great writing, photography, and reporting from the field.

Tags: blog, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, war on 2007-03-29 and saved by2 people -All Annotations (0) -About

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The US military is beginning to introduce a replacement for the Humvees that have proven so vulnerable to roadside bombs.

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The US military is beginning to introduce a replacement for the Humvees that have proven so vulnerable to roadside bombs.

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UK intelligence sources report in the Times (London) that there will likely be a wave of resignations among high-level staff officers should the Bush administration decide to launch a military operation against Iran.

Tags: del.icio.us_import, middle_east, military, politics on 2007-02-25 and saved by6 people -All Annotations (0) -About

more fromwww.timesonline.co.uk

Former Ambassador Peter Galbraith explains why Democratic critiques of Bush's "surge" strategy miss the real point, which is not the numbers. We're broadening the mission in a way calculated to spark Shiite-vs.-Kurd violence across Iraq.

Tags: bushies, commentary, conservatives, del.icio.us_import, iraq, military, opinion, war on 2007-02-25 -All Annotations (0) -About

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An interesting piece from summer 2006 on the massive military infrastructure devoted to logistical operations and how that may be hampering performance in other areas.

Tags: del.icio.us_import, gwot, middle_east, military, war on 2007-02-20 -All Annotations (0) -About

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