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Iraqi Forces, Government Grow More Confident, Colonel Says (www.defenselink.mil)
After a year of operating in two of Baghdad’s most historically violent districts, coalition forces are beginning to see the effects of a more confident Iraqi government and Iraqi security force, a... More
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U.S.-Afghan rift builds around Karzai's overture to Taliban (www.mcclatchydc.com)
Afghanistan's Taliban insurgents rejected an offer of talks from Kabul Monday and threatened for the first time to strike a target in the West, suggesting many years of violent conflict to... More
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Report: Tighten reins on war-zone contractors (www.airforcetimes.com)
The U.S. should continue its reliance on private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan but transfer responsibility for managing private security personnel to the military police and the State... More
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The Army under Obama (www.armytimes.com)
President-elect Barack Obama, who has said he knows he must earn the military’s respect, now faces delivering on some of his promises, especially ending the war in Iraq without leaving chaos behind... More
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Helping children of war (washingtontimes.com)
"In 1943, my father just disappeared from my life. He was drafted ... [and] I was two-and-a-half years old and didn't know why my father left me. In those days, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles... More
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A Military for a Dangerous New World (www.nytimes.com)
As president, Barack Obama will face the most daunting and complicated national security challenges in more than a generation — and he will inherit a military that is critically ill-equipped for the... More
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Military seeks veterans for 'Wounded Warrior' aid (www.usatoday.com)
The military has launched a detective effort to find at least 2,300 veterans wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan to see how they are faring, and whether they are missing out on health and other... More
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U.S. Casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom (www.defenselink.mil)
* OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM includes casualties that occurred on or after March 19, 2003 in the Arabian Sea, Bahrain, Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Persian Gulf, Qatar, Red... More
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Study: Military Kids Often Suffer From Anxiety (www.npr.org)
A new study shows that three to five-year-old military children who have a deployed parent suffer from anxiety, depression or aggression. Madeleine Brand speaks with medical contributor Dr. Sydney... More
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U.S. Still Losing a Brigade's Worth of Vets Every Year to Suicide
(www.alternet.org)
It’s Veteran’s Day and exactly a week since Obama’s exhilarating victory. I know that I, like so many others, am filled with soaring hope and feeling expansive. In truth, so many Americans have... More
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