Monthly Archives:: June 2007

Iraq – The General's Report

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New Yorker – How General Antonio Taguba, who investigated the Abu Ghraib scandal, became one of its casualties. Most interesting is this ending quote from General Taguba: “From the moment a soldier enlists, we inculcate loyalty, duty, honor, integrity, and selfless service. And yet when we get to the senior-officer level we forget those values. [...]

Iraq – Iraq Push Revives Criticism of Force Size

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Washington Post – Thomas Ricks writes that the major U.S. offensive launched last weekend against insurgents in and around Baghdad has significantly expanded the military’s battleground in Iraq — “a surge of operations,” and no longer just of troops, as the second-ranking U.S. commander there said yesterday — but it has renewed concerns about whether [...]

US Navy – New Hot War, Old Cold Warrior

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Aviation Week – If you asked anyone to guess what were some of the most in-demand aircraft in Afghanistan and Iraq, the answers would not include aircraft designed to hunt Soviet submarines in the open ocean. But a combination of high-end sensors and displays, trained crews with space for more, and the ability to carry [...]

Operations Other Than War – Navy takes bedside manner down south

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Virginian Pilot – The hospital ship USNS Comfort will deploy Friday on the ship’s first-ever foreign humanitarian mission. The Baltimore-based Comfort, docked in Norfolk since May 31 for final preparations, is expected to provide medical care to an estimated 85,000 patients in 12 nations throughout Central America, South America and the Caribbean. The mission is [...]

Iraq – Military Envisions Longer Stay in Iraq

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Washington Post – Thomas Ricks writes that U.S. military officials are increasingly envisioning a “post-occupation” troop presence in Iraq that neither maintains current levels nor leads to a complete pullout, but aims for a smaller, longer-term force that would remain in the country for years.more…

Iraq – Joint Chiefs Chair Will Bow Out

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Washington Post – Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced yesterday that Marine Gen. Peter Pace will step down as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in September, a move that Gates said will avert the contentious congressional hearings that would be needed to reconfirm the nation’s top military officer. Pace will leave after just [...]