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  • Walter Reed, on the cheap

    The Pentagon's top civilian official in charge of military healthcare wanted more money for bullets and bombs, and fewer benefits for soldiers.
  • The long-term wounds of Walter Reed

    Despite military officials' "surprise" at recent coverage, Salon exposed inadequate care and an overwhelmed system unfriendly to vets beginning two years ago.
  • IED-cam

    A drive in Iraq.
  • Bush wants to expand the military

    In an interview with the Washington Post, the president says he wants to increase the size of the military, but offers no proposals for how to do so.
  • Out of the veil, into the Army

    A Muslim woman transitions from family life in Saudi Arabia to the U.S. military.
  • G forcing it

    "Lookin' real good," if "good" means bad.
  • My husband's father is crowding me out of my own house

    As a U.S. Marine, my husband is away on duty, but that doesn't mean there's room for his dad here. There isn't!
  • Rumsfeld's thumpin'

    Swelling dissent within the military establishment -- and Tuesday's rebuke by voters -- was the one-two punch that ended the secretary's career.
  • The antiwar GIs

    A new protest movement inside the military -- including active-duty soldiers back from Iraq -- is calling on Congress to end the war immediately.
  • U.S. generals call for Democratic takeover

    Disgusted with the leadership of the Iraq war, two retired generals say the GOP must go. Plus: More than 100 current military personnel join a campaign to get the U.S. out of Iraq -- now.
  • Deserting the GOP

    At a veterans' watering hole, anger over Iraq runs deep and the message is clear: Republican incumbents can no longer count on the support of military voters.
  • Bulletproof politics

    In a powerful TV ad, Iraq and Afghanistan vets attack Republicans who voted against funds for body armor. GOP, beware. Dems, wake up.
  • It's hard work, but we're making progress

    Pentagon ousts more service members for being gay.
  • Pentagon: No centralized support for military sexual assault victims

    Reports are increasing, but resources for complainants are not improving.
  • More pain for war widows

    During their worst grief, war widows are at the whim of the notorious military bureaucracy to get survivor benefits.
  • Fit to command

    The U.S. should require that presidential candidates have military experience.
  • Out-hawking Bush on Iran

    Saber-rattling Evan Bayh has joined Hillary Clinton in running to Bush's right on Iran. Will this tough stance pay off in 2008 -- or backfire?
  • The boneheaded carnality of man

    Will China overtake the U.S.? Biblical prophecy says yes
  • Mission to be decided

    Now that so many Americans -- even Democrats! -- seem to agree that we should withdraw from Iraq soon, it's time to figure out how.
  • Not so quiet on the Middle Eastern front

    A new surge in violence casts serious doubt on the notion that Iraq has taken a broad turn for the better.
  • How many have gone to war?

    Even experts are surprised at the vast numbers of U.S. soldiers who have been deployed after 9/11. Even if troop levels in Iraq are cut next year, the military may be permanently damaged.
  • Relief in sight for the troops?

    With relatively good news out of Iraq lately, the Pentagon is talking up some downsizing in the war zone -- but it's baby steps more than big ones.
  • Good news for the troops?

    The Pentagon is playing up an optimistic forecast for troop reductions and shorter tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the numbers tell a less rosy story.
  • Dude, where's your research?

    In "Fahrenheit 9/11" Michael Moore depicted a U.S. military scheming to send poor blacks off to die in Iraq; a new report from the Center for American Progress tells a different story.
  • The 10 mistakes

    Gen. Anthony Zinni, former CentCom commander, lists the catastrophic blunders made by the Bush team that led to the Iraq nightmare.
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