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Monthly Archives: June, 2011

Pentagon Crosses $1 Trillion Threshold In War On Terror Spending

June 21, 2011 • In the News • Original: Bloomberg

The Pentagon says it has spent at least $1 trillion prosecuting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and defending the U.S. homeland, according to newly released Defense Department figures through…

A Soldier’s Soldier

June 13, 2011 • In the News • Original: Army Times

Gen. Ray Odierno has been chosen to become Army chief of staff, to replace Gen. Martin Dempsey, who was nominated to be chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff/…/ The…

Interview with Jim Thomas: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on US Traditional Alliances from Protectorates to Partnerships

June 10, 2011 • In the News • Original: Small Wars Journal

America’s alliances are quite real, but they differ from a number of historical alliances in that the preponderance of military power was invested in the US military. The fragility of…

Panetta’s Excellent Pentagon Adventure: Cut Cash, Rewrite Strategy

June 8, 2011 • In the News • Original: Wired Magazine

CIA Director Leon Panetta knows what his overriding task will be as President Obama’s next defense secretary: cutting the defense budget down to size. No one needs to wait for his Senate…

Resourcing the AirSea Battle Concept

June 6, 2011 • In the News • Original: Defense Magazine

China’s rapidly improving military capability and its increasingly aggressive effort to keep U.S. military forces out of striking range are raising concerns about America’s future ability to protect its vital…