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A US attack on Syria will Prolong the War 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1561

The Lie of "Limited War" in Syria 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1757

wow...can you believe this? 17 AsahinaKimi Aug 2013 Sep 2013 1 4177

Pentagon buying official forecasts much tougher 2014 for defense contractors 1 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 2 1830

I know that there are many former sailors and airmen here at DU. 5 Rebellious Republican Sep 2013 Sep 2013 0 2031

Who wins in Syria? Why, the world's arms makers, of course 2 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 2994

Military’s handling of sex assault cases on trial at Naval Academy rape hearing 0 unhappycamper Sep 2013 Sep 2013 3 1629

To The Members of Congress; Are you the Worthless Cowards You Seem to Be? 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2069

If the British Can Stop Their Government From Waging War in Syria, Why Can't We? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1617

Judge: V.A. Can't Deny Benefits to Lesbian Army Vet 1 pinboy3niner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1898

F-35 purchase could cost Canada $71-billion under worst-case scenario: report 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1617

The Soul of Our Nation: War 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1815

Viral Photo Sparks Honor, Not Pity — Finally 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 8 2348

Just got back from the new Austin VA Outpatient Clinic. 4 hobbit709 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2197

$2M bail set in death of WWII veteran 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2544

Exclusive: United Tech, Pentagon in $1 billion-plus deal for F-35 engines 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2080

High PCB Levels in Mongooses: The US Must Make Past Use and Storage of PCBs Public 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1967

(Really) Young recruits graduate at Pendleton 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 4946

Army Center for Substance Abuse Programs: Bankrupt at the Top, Ignoring Soldier Needs 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1808

Nat Guard budget pinch 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1608

With the 25% cutbacks due to sequestration, is anyone worried 2 LiberalLoner Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1896

Our View: Make sure the ships work 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1685

Evidently Things Are Better Than The Dod Tells Us 5 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 2177

9/11 trial lawyer: CIA had its finger on Guantánamo’s mute button 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1645

Marines Put F-35B Flight Costs 17 Percent Lower Than OSD 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1575

Cost of F-35 stealth fighters could soon hit (Canadian) defence spending cap, report shows 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2193

The drone that may never have to land 2 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1927

Ted Rall: Crime and Punishment 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1713

Japan-made parts to push up price of F-35 fighter jets for ASDF 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2428

Pentagon cuts F-35 operating estimate below $1 trillion: source 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1574

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Navy disputes finding on ocean sonar 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1694

Alleged Torturers (CACI) sue Abu Ghraib Torture Victims (Lazare) 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1869

Air Force nuclear unit fails security test 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1977

Enough Of this Bullshit 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2124

US Arms Industry Would Lose Big from Egypt Aid Cut-Off 6 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 11 3646

It’s not about Democracy: Top Ten Reasons Washington is Reluctant to cut off Egypt Aid 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 4 1952

Sordid details spill out in rare court-martial of a general on sex charges 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2561

DON’T SAY ‘DRONES,’ Beg Drone Makers 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2207

Northrop Builds Rental Drones For Air Force, Customs Training 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1787

Elecrocuted Solider Suit Revived Against KBR 1 douglas9 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 9 2021

Analysts: Cutting aircraft carriers a real possibility 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2338

Fact Sheet: The Obama Administration’s Work to Honor Our Military Families and Veterans 3 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 2121

President Obama and the First Lady address the Disabled American Veterans National Convention 0 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1927

Yemenis call U.S. drone strikes an overreaction to al Qaida threat 1 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1919

Give Us Our Flag! 3 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 14 2654

President Obama to address convention of disabled veterans 0 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1654

Courthouse, Prescott, Arizona 3 Ptah Aug 2013 Aug 2013 12 2300

Obama signs bill easing airport screening for vets 2 Tx4obama Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2067

Full jury seated in Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Sinclair's sexual assault case 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2366

President Obama Says Korean War Veterans ‘Deserve Better’ 3 Tx4obama Jul 2013 Aug 2013 3 2159

Navy abandons plan to fix nuclear sub burned in Maine 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1864

Will Boeing's Tanker Destroy Lockheed Martin's F-35? 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2533

Half of potential jurors dismissed as jury selection resumes in Brig. Gen. Sinclair's court-martial 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 2588

Navy Vets Say They Suffer From Agent Orange 0 douglas9 Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1765

Bagram: Torture, Detention Without End at US Military's 'Other Guantanamo 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1819

The U.S.’s octogenarian Nazis problem looks a lot like its Guantanamo prisoners problem 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1916

In Afghanistan, a second Guantanamo 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 3 1706

U.S. plans to monitor Afghanistan relief projects remotely 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1730

Fleet hosting talk on use of drones 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1791

Pentagon considers scrapping costly F-35 jet program 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 2866

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Ash Carter Orders OSD Agency Cuts ASAP 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1873

No, says State Dept., Drone Attacks in Pakistan Will Not Be Ending 'Very, Very Soon' 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 2 1818

60 U.S. military members fired in Pentagon sexual assault review 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 1862

Now President Obama has to rebuild the VA system that Bush destroyed. 3 Major Hogwash Aug 2013 Aug 2013 1 2315

Pentagon downplays prospects of cancelling F-35, bomber 0 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 0 1866

Military considers cutting 25% of Army personnel, Marines to trim budget for sequester 4 unhappycamper Aug 2013 Aug 2013 6 3006

WWII Photo Reconnaissance Pilot Reacts to Footage of Himself from 1944 4 progressoid Jul 2013 Jul 2013 7 2914

The Costly Failure of Missile Defense 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1836

WTF??? Pentagon: Who We're At War With Is Classified 24 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 52 6930

Design As We Go Fails (Again) 4 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2507

Italy Begins F-35 Assembly; Dutch Store Their First Two Jets 2 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 2374

Marines Will Sacrifice Everything But ACV & Readiness To Sequester; Marine Personnel Carrier Dropped 5 unhappycamper Jun 2013 Jul 2013 1 2945

Untold Tale Behind USS Guardian Reef Grounding: NGA’s Map Was Wrong By 8 Miles 2 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2632

Veterans Kept as Guinea Pigs to Get Some Relief 3 douglas9 Jul 2013 Jul 2013 17 3521

Tallying up the U.S. waste in Afghanistan reconstruction 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 0 1796

Afghanistan Reconstruction: U.S. Soldiers At Risk Because Of Private Contractors' Fraud, SIGAR Warns 1 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1993

4 decades after war ended, Agent Orange still ravaging Vietnamese 4 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 2701

Report questions costs of mansions for the military's top brass 1 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 2 1987

Gen. Hayden’s Glass House 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 1 1816

Makers of Agent Orange followed formula dictated by U.S. government (Dow & Monsanto) 0 unhappycamper Jul 2013 Jul 2013 10 1805

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