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Chasing Ghosts: Failures and Facades in Iraq: A Soldier’s Perspective An Operation Iraqi Freedom vet and founder of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Paul Rieckhoff recounts his journey from National Guard lieutenant to disillusioned patriot in this disappointing combat memoir-cum-polemic. Rieckhoff admits that he thought the reasons for invading Iraq were “bullshit,” but volunteered […]
July 4, 2012
May 22, 2012
From the May 21, 2012 Wall Street Journal Over the next five years, more than one million military service members will return from active duty. By Stan McChrystal ‘Wanted for hire: Enterprising, reliable self-starter. Must work well in teams. Technological literacy and leadership experience a plus.” This notice could be posted by many businesses today […]
December 15, 2011
Washingtonpost.com December 15, 2011 By Liz Sly and Craig Whitlock BAGHDAD — Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta arrived at Baghdad airport Thursday to participate in a ceremony that will officially end the Iraq war, formally wrapping up the U.S. military’s 8.5-year mission in the country. The ceremony effectively ends the war two weeks earlier than was necessary […]
November 11, 2011
via the Danger Room The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were in many ways acutely different from their predecessors. This time, American soldiers were fighting in urban settings, dodging improvised explosives and often searching for enemies indistinguishable from civilians. With a new kind of war come a new host of challenges for those who fought […]
November 11, 2011
“I must study politics and war, that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history and naval architecture, in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.” John Adams, 2nd U.S. President (1797-1801)
July 19, 2011
Republicans Again Seek Veterans Benefits Cut | Military Advantage Blog | Military.com.
June 9, 2011
The government has failed homeless vets suffering from psychological trauma. That’s why we’re suing the Department of Veterans Affairs. BY LAURENCE TRIBE AND BOBBY SHRIVER A group of desperate homeless veterans became plaintiffs yesterday in a suit, Valentini v. Shinseki, filed in U.S. district court against the federal officials responsible for their plight. There are […]
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December 28, 2012
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