The Guardian (UK) March 10, 2012 Pg. 38 International efforts to end the fighting in Syria are as logjammed as the conflict itself. Kofi Annan, the UN and Arab League special envoy, Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, and Zhang Ming, the Chinese assistant foreign minister, will all be in the region today battling over …
Why Is Washington So Bad At Strategy?
SmallWarsJournal.comMarch 9, 2012By Robert HaddickIn my Foreign Policy column, I discuss why U.S. policymakers and military commanders can't bridge the gap between policy and military strategy.At his White House press conference on March 6, President Barack Obama admitted that the recent murders of U.S. trainers in Afghanistan was "an indication that now is the time …
‘Storm Clouds On The Horizon’- Panetta At U.S. Pacific Command Change, Hawaii
Communities.WashingtonTimes.com March 9, 2012 By Daniel de Gracia CAMP H.M. SMITH, HAWAII, March 9, 2012 – Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta participated in a change of command ceremony to replace retiring Adm. Robert F. Willard with Adm. Samuel Locklear as the new commander of the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM). USPACOM, headquartered on Oahu, is one …
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Good advice for a Saturday... When it seems that you've killed the monster, never check to see if it's really dead. If you find that your house is built upon or near a cemetery, was once a church used for black masses, had previous inhabitants who went mad or committed suicide or died in some …
Hale: DOD Unmoved By Senator’s Warning On More Cuts
InsideDefense.com March 8, 2012 Despite a stern warning from the Senate Budget Committee chairman about the likelihood of more defense cuts that would not be as extreme as sequestration, the Defense Department is not planning for that scenario, Pentagon Comptroller Robert Hale said today. Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND), during a Feb. 28 hearing, counseled Hale, …
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Why Congress May Be Done for the Year: Atlantic
Linda Killian | Mar 7, 2012 It's not even spring yet, but with the elections looming, the House and Senate may already have done everything they will do in 2012. The American people think Congress is broken and judging by its track record that assessment is accurate. The average House and Senate member now sides …
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U.S. Defense Chief Opens the Door to War in Syria By Spencer Ackerman
First the U.S. military’s Mideast chief sounded ready to oust Syrian dictator Bashar Assad. Now his boss, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, confirms that the military is “reviewing all possible additional steps that can be taken” to protect beleaguered Syrians from Assad’s brutality, “including potential military options if necessary.” Welcome to the next U.S. war. In …
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Other Less Than Stellar USAF Press…
the cuts are already beginning and it looks a bit rough Des Moines Register March 7, 2012 Air Force Asks Congress To Cut 459 Jobs From Iowa Air Guard By William Petroski The U.S. Air Force on Tuesday asked Congress to eliminate 459 positions within the 132nd Wing of the Iowa Air National Guard as …
Possible Fuel Leak Curtails F-35 Flight At U.S. Base
Reuters.com March 6, 2012 WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The long-awaited first flight of a new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida was cut short on Tuesday by a possible fuel leak, the Air Force said. The pilot flying the F-35A fighter built by Lockheed Martin Corp cut short the planned 90-minute …
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Lawmakers Challenge Air Force Budget, Drone Cuts
Reuters.com March 6, 2012 By Andrea Shalal-Esa, Reuters WASHINGTON -- Lawmakers on Tuesday called top Air Force officials to task over recent acquisition missteps and raised concerns about their budget plans for fiscal 2013, which calls for cancellation of Northrop Grumann Corp's unmanned Global Hawk plane. Air Force Secretary Michael Donley and Chief of Staff …
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