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America is tired of Afghanistan War: Opposing View
Bring the troops home as soon and as safely as possible
by Paul Kawika Martin, USA Today
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President Obama announced on Tuesday that the U.S. would extend the Afghanistan War, the longest in American history, an additional two-and-a-half … Read More
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Out: Drones. In: Slush Funds.
by David Weigel, Slate
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A year ago, President Obama’s “drone speech” appeared to temporarily assuageanger about the use of unmanned weapons on terrorist targets. In reality, the subsequent revelations of Edward Snowden, which started a week later, … Read More
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An amazing chart showing global military spending
by Ezra Klein, Vox
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The chart, if anything, underestimates America’s military advantage against its nearest competitors. Military spending is cumulative. While China now accounts for nearly 11 percent of all military expenditures that’s a recent … Read More
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Most US drone strikes in Pakistan attack houses
by Alice K Ross and Jack Serle, The Bureau of Investigative Journalism
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Domestic buildings have been hit by drone strikes more than any other type of target in the CIA’s 10-year campaign in the tribal regions of … Read More
[Satire] Congress Reluctant To Cut Funding For Tank That Just Spins Around And Self-Destructs
The Onion
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WASHINGTON—Escalating recent budgetary disputes with the White House over military spending, members of Congress signaled their hesitance Thursday to curtail funding for the M114 Armored Combat Vehicle, a midsize tank whose sole capability is … Read More
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Congress Wants the Facts on Nuclear Weapons Costs
The House Made the Right Call to Support Annual Cost Estimates.
by Tom Z. Collins, Control Arms Now
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The House just passed an amendment offered by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act … Read More
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Obama Deploys Military Personnel To Help Find Missing Nigerian Girls
by Hayes Brown, Think Progress
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The White House on Thursday announced that it would be sending 80 U.S. soldiers to help take part in the international effort to find more than 200 missing Nigerian schoolgirls, a reversal … Read More
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Drones, Trains, and China: How America’s Budget Is Fighting the Wrong Battle
by Tom Englehardt, Tom Dispatch
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Consider this: our advanced robotic creatures, those drone aircraft grimly named Predators and Reapers, are still blowing away human beings from Yemen to Pakistan. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is now testing out a 14,000-pound drone advanced enough … Read More
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The U.S. Military’s New Normal in Africa
A Secret African Mission and an African Mission that’s No Secret
by Nick Turse, Tom Dispatch
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What is Operation New Normal?
It’s a question without an answer, a riddle the U.S. military refuses to solve. It’s a secret operation … Read More
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US Military Drones Being Used Over Nigeria
by Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press
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The Pentagon says the U.S. is using surveillance drones to aid in the search for the kidnapped Nigerian girls, and almost 300 Marines have been moved to a naval air … Read More
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