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U.S., Japan remain at odds over Marine air station on Okinawa
Many Okinawans, after decades of living with noisy American aircraft and rambunctious American troops, have come to ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Obama Receives New Afghan Option
President Barack Obama on Wednesday will consider a new compromise plan for adding troops to Afghanistan that would ...via Fair Spin -
Obama’s Top Advisers Lean Toward Plan for 30,000 More Troops for Afghanistan
The president’s national security team is coalescing around a proposal to send 30,000 or more additional American ...via Google News
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Endless Obstacles Delay Veteran Benefits
The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely delays disability claims by wounded soldiers for months and years, ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
God, the Army, and PTSD
During the Iraq war, however, the great difficulty veterans experienced in getting psychiatric care—greater than ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala
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Healing our troubled vets
The public is kinder to its veterans today than it was during the Vietnam War, when soldiers risked their lives ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Shinseki: Veterans' Mental Health a Priority
(Video) Eric Shinseki, the retired four-star general who currently heads the Department of Veterans Affairs, said his ...via CBS News -
Zakaria on a Third Surge in Afghanistan
The real question we should be asking in Afghanistan is not "Do we need a surge?" but rather "Do we need a third ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war
(Blog Post) Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain with combat experience in Iraq, resigned last month from his position with the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Afghanistan: Former Marine at State Resigns
(Blog Post) His name is Matthew Hoh and this could turn into a story that will haunt Pres. Obama’s decision on Afghanistan ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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US diplomat quits over Afghan war
A senior US diplomat in Afghanistan has become the first such person to resign in protest at the war against the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Official resigns over Afghan war
A former Marine Corps captain with combat experience in Iraq, Hoh had also served in uniform at the Pentagon, and ...via Digg -
Lisa Versus Lisa: EPA's Jackson Bests Sen. Murkowski
Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s plan to limit EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases won’t be coming up for a vote after ...Posted by Patricia L'Herrou
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God, the Army, and PTSD
During the Iraq war, however, the great difficulty veterans experienced in getting psychiatric care—greater than ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
Afghanistan Surge? Jamal Dajani Weighs In
The top U.S. military commander in Afghanistan has warned that the U.S.-led NATO coalition risks losing the war ...via Jamal Dajani
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Zakaria on a Third Surge in Afghanistan
The real question we should be asking in Afghanistan is not "Do we need a surge?" but rather "Do we need a third ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Healing our troubled vets
The public is kinder to its veterans today than it was during the Vietnam War, when soldiers risked their lives ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
12 Shocking Ideas That Could Change the World
Warning: The people's ideas expressed here may be dangerous. For this year's list, we walked right past the usual ...via Wired
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Obama Finally Facing Reality in Afghanistan
Should Obama actually change his mind about Afghanistan, our elite journalists -- obsessed as they are with how the ...via Patrick Ruffini -
Former Marine captain resigns in protest of Afghanistan war
(Blog Post) Matthew Hoh, a former Marine captain with combat experience in Iraq, resigned last month from his position with the ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
