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2009/08/212009/09/06

Journal: Afghanistan = Viet-Nam, National Security Council Remains “Like a Moron”

Saigon 2009 Afghanistan is today’s Vietnam. No question mark needed. BY THOMAS H. JOHNSON, M. CHRIS MASON AUGUST 20, 2009 For those who say that comparing the current war in Afghanistan to the Vietnam War is taking things too far, here’s a reality check: It’s not taking things far enough. From the origins of these …

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2009/08/112009/08/11

SOUTHCOM Week in Review Ending 11 August 2009

Hot Topics AA: Ros-Lehtinen on Fight Against Tyranny in Latin America 08/09/09 AR: Exit polls: First lady wins in Argentina 08/10/09 BR: Brazil seeks guarantees for restriction of US military activities … 08/07/09 BR: Brazils new diplomacy 08/07/09 CO: Colombia President, on South America Tour, Defends US Military Role 08/07/09 CU: Cuba: USAID making ever-higher …

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2009/08/102009/08/10

Journal: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’s Preemptive Damage Control [Manipulation of Anticipated Negative Information]

By Robert Haddick August 2009 After appointing Gen. Stanley McChrystal the new commander in Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave him two months to write an analysis of the situation there in yet another review of U.S. strategy. But after rumors leaked out that McChrystal would ask for another increase in U.S. troops, it appears …

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2009/08/102009/08/10

Journal: Shrinking Arctic ice will stretch a shrinking U.S. Navy

Small Wars Journal By Robert Haddick August 7, 2009 Climate change and reduced sea ice cover may result in opening up the Arctic to vastly increased resource development and commercial traffic. These trends will inevitably spark international conflicts and create a need for more military forces to provide security and protect interests in the Arctic …

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2009/08/072011/10/22

Journal: Hybrid Hybrid Hybrid–Learn this Word

A Lucky Hawk So Far Robert Gates, a success under George Bush, seeks to do even better under Barack Obama Napoleon, it is said, preferred a lucky general to a good one. Sitting in the E-ring of the cavernous Pentagon is a man who has shown himself to be both fortunate and skilful. These days …

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2009/08/062009/08/06

Journal: Where Our Defense Money Goes

Boston Globe August 5, 2009 By Bob Edgar and Bill Goodfellow BY THREATENING to veto the defense appropriations bill if it included money for more F-22 stealth fighter planes, President Obama signaled that he was going to put an end to the way business has been done in Washington. We applaud the president?s announcement, but …

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2009/08/032009/08/03

Journal: DoD Eyes Program Cuts To Fill $60B Shortfall

By JOHN T. BENNETT Published: 3 August 2009 As the Pentagon prepares to bolster its counterinsurgency capabilities, the big winners appear to be light intratheater cargo planes, unmanned aerial vehicles, countermine warfare systems. Losers may include amphibious craft, heavy armored vehicles and air defense systems, according to defense officials and experts. . . . . …

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