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A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1563

The Lie of "Limited War" in Syria 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1759

wow...can you believe this? 17 AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 Sep 2013 1 4185

Pentagon buying official forecasts much tougher 2014 for defense contractors 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1834

I know that there are many former sailors and airmen here at DU. 5 Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2033

Who wins in Syria? Why, the world's arms makers, of course 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2998

Military’s handling of sex assault cases on trial at Naval Academy rape hearing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1631

To The Members of Congress; Are you the Worthless Cowards You Seem to Be? 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2071

If the British Can Stop Their Government From Waging War in Syria, Why Can't We? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1619

Judge: V.A. Can't Deny Benefits to Lesbian Army Vet 1 pinboy3niner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1900

F-35 purchase could cost Canada $71-billion under worst-case scenario: report 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1621

The Soul of Our Nation: War 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1817

Viral Photo Sparks Honor, Not Pity — Finally 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 8 2352

Just got back from the new Austin VA Outpatient Clinic. 4 hobbit709 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2206

$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2547

Exclusive: United Tech, Pentagon in $1 billion-plus deal for F-35 engines 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2084

High PCB Levels in Mongooses: The US Must Make Past Use and Storage of PCBs Public 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1969

(Really) Young recruits graduate at Pendleton 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 4949

Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs: Bankrupt at the Top, Ignoring Soldier Needs 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1812

Nat Guard budget pinch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1611

With the 25% cutbacks due to sequestration, is anyone worried 2 LiberalLoner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1899

Our View: Make sure the ships work 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1687

Evidently Things Are Better Than The Dod Tells Us 5 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 2179

9/11 trial lawyer: CIA had its finger on Guantánamo’s mute button 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1649

Marines Put F-35B Flight Costs 17 Percent Lower Than OSD 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1578

Cost of F-35 stealth fighters could soon hit (Canadian) defence spending cap, report shows 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2197

The drone that may never have to land 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1934

Ted Rall: Crime and Punishment 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1715

Japan-made parts to push up price of F-35 fighter jets for ASDF 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2433

Pentagon cuts F-35 operating estimate below $1 trillion: source 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1581

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Navy disputes finding on ocean sonar 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1700

Alleged Torturers (CACI) sue Abu Ghraib Torture Victims (Lazare) 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1875

Air Force nuclear unit fails security test 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1979

Enough Of this Bullshit 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2127

US Arms Industry Would Lose Big from Egypt Aid Cut-Off 6 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 11 3649

It’s not about Democracy: Top Ten Reasons Washington is Reluctant to cut off Egypt Aid 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1958

Sordid details spill out in rare court-martial of a general on sex charges 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2566

DON’T SAY ‘DRONES,’ Beg Drone Makers 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2211

Northrop Builds Rental Drones For Air Force, Customs Training 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1792

Elecrocuted Solider Suit Revived Against KBR 1 douglas9 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2024

Analysts: Cutting aircraft carriers a real possibility 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2342

Fact Sheet: The Obama Administration’s Work to Honor Our Military Families and Veterans 3 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2124

President Obama and the First Lady address the Disabled American Veterans National Convention 0 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1934

Yemenis call U.S. drone strikes an overreaction to al Qaida threat 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1925

Give Us Our Flag! 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 14 2660

President Obama to address convention of disabled veterans 0 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1660

Courthouse, Prescott, Arizona 3 Ptah Aug 2013 Aug 2013 12 2307

Obama signs bill easing airport screening for vets 2 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2075

Full jury seated in Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's sexual assault case 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2371

President Obama Says Korean War Veterans ‘Deserve Better’ 3 Tx4obama Jul 2013 Aug 2013 3 2166

Navy abandons plan to fix nuclear sub burned in Maine 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1867

Will Boeing's Tanker Destroy Lockheed Martin's F-35? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2539

Half of potential jurors dismissed as jury selection resumes in Brig. Gen. Sinclair's court-martial 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2592

Navy Vets Say They Suffer From Agent Orange 0 douglas9 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1769

Bagram: Torture, Detention Without End at US Military's 'Other Guantanamo 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1822

The U.S.’s octogenarian Nazis problem looks a lot like its Guantanamo prisoners problem 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1922

In Afghanistan, a second Guantanamo 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1711

U.S. plans to monitor Afghanistan relief projects remotely 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1734

Fleet hosting talk on use of drones 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1796

Pentagon considers scrapping costly F-35 jet program 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2870

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Ash Carter Orders OSD Agency Cuts ASAP 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1877

No, says State Dept., Drone Attacks in Pakistan Will Not Be Ending 'Very, Very Soon' 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1822

60 U.S. military members fired in Pentagon sexual assault review 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1865

Now President Obama has to rebuild the VA system that Bush destroyed. 3 Major Hogwash Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2317

Pentagon downplays prospects of cancelling F-35, bomber 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1870

Military considers cutting 25% of Army personnel, Marines to trim budget for sequester 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 6 3010

WWII Photo Reconnaissance Pilot Reacts to Footage of Himself from 1944 4 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2919

The Costly Failure of Missile Defense 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1842

WTF??? Pentagon: Who We're At War With Is Classified 24 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 52 6936

Design As We Go Fails (Again) 4 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2515

Italy Begins F-35 Assembly; Dutch Store Their First Two Jets 2 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2378

Marines Will Sacrifice Everything But ACV & Readiness To Sequester; Marine Personnel Carrier Dropped 5 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jul 2013 1 2949

Untold Tale Behind USS Guardian Reef Grounding: NGA’s Map Was Wrong By 8 Miles 2 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2635

Veterans Kept as Guinea Pigs to Get Some Relief 3 douglas9 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 17 3526

Tallying up the U.S. waste in Afghanistan reconstruction 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1800

Afghanistan Reconstruction: U.S. Soldiers At Risk Because Of Private Contractors' Fraud, SIGAR Warns 1 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1997

4 decades after war ended, Agent Orange still ravaging Vietnamese 4 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2707

Report questions costs of mansions for the military's top brass 1 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1992

Gen. Hayden’s Glass House 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1820

Makers of Agent Orange followed formula dictated by U.S. government (Dow & Monsanto) 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 1808

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