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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/29/2012 - 4:32am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 11/27/2012 - 6:16am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 11/26/2012 - 4:21pm | 0 comments

Pentagon: Discussion of Afghanistan Troop Numbers 'Premature'  by Chris Carroll, Stars and Stripes.

by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 11/26/2012 - 3:08am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 11/26/2012 - 2:16am | 0 comments

US Shaping Scope of Force in Afghanistan After 2014 by Michael Gordon, New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 11/25/2012 - 7:51am | 0 comments

First up my apologies for not getting out the SWJ challenge coin as yet. They are on the way this week. Without making too much of an excuse, I moved to Florida from Virginia this year and had items placed in storage in both states. I had all the envelopes addressed and ready to send only to discover that my cache of coins ended up in a Virginia storage area. They have arrived here in sunny Largo and will be heading off this week. Thanks for your understanding and patience. - Dave D.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 11/25/2012 - 6:18am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 11/24/2012 - 6:37am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/23/2012 - 8:51pm | 29 comments

A Worrisome Report on the Eroded Combat Skills of an Army Stryker Regiment by Tom Ricks at Foreign Policy's Best Defense.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/23/2012 - 9:52am | 3 comments

Army at Crossroads, Facing Budget Cuts and Uncertainty About Future Role by Greg Jaffe, Washington Post.

by Dave Dilegge | Fri, 11/23/2012 - 12:13am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/22/2012 - 1:51pm | 3 comments

"As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" - WKRP in Cincinnati

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/22/2012 - 12:37pm | 2 comments

Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Proclamation, hat tip to The Heritage Foundation.

by Dave Dilegge | Thu, 11/22/2012 - 6:57am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 11/21/2012 - 7:55pm | 0 comments

How Asia Sees Obama's Pivot to the Pacific by Eric Talmadge, Associated Press.

by SWJ Editors | Wed, 11/21/2012 - 5:09pm | 0 comments
by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 11/21/2012 - 1:27pm | 2 comments

Hamas and Israel Agree to Cease-Fire, Clinton Says by David Kirkpatrick, Ethan Bronner, and Rick Gladstone, New York Times.

by Dave Dilegge | Wed, 11/21/2012 - 8:39am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Tue, 11/20/2012 - 5:36am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Mon, 11/19/2012 - 6:48am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 11/18/2012 - 12:49pm | 5 comments

The most unseemly aspect of the scandal is the gleeful Schadenfreude being exhibited by so many who are eager to kick a great man when he is temporarily down.

by Robert Bunker | Sun, 11/18/2012 - 6:23am | 4 comments

Over the past decade the business of renting out private soldiers has grown from a specialized niche into a global trade.

by Dave Dilegge | Sun, 11/18/2012 - 6:12am | 0 comments

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by Dave Dilegge | Sat, 11/17/2012 - 12:28am | 1 comment

Could Central American Gangs Usurp the Role of Mexican Cartels? By Edward Fox, Christian Science Monitor.