Butter Beats Guns At Creating Jobs, Profs Say -- Aol Defense
WASHINGTON: As the election campaign heats up, so does the debate over guns and butter. Defense Secretary Panetta and his crew, joined by the GOP, say we must fund the Pentagon. Our security is at stake in a highly uncertain world. Jobs -- good paying, high-tech jobs -- are at risk, they say.
Some Democrats and other observers -- including the neo-isolationist wing of the GOP now known as the Tea Party -- want foreign bases cut and wonder why we pour so much treasure into the military at a time when we are pulling out of our two biggest wars.
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MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE NEWS BRIEFS
A Look Behind the U.K.'s JSF, Carrier Decision -- Ares/Aviation Week
Iran Gets 'Serious' With Naval Expansion -- Aol Defense
China Builds Up Submarine Fleet -- Chosun Ilbo
Photos: China’s Carrier Back at Sea -- Defense Tech
China military denounces U.S.-Australia defense upgrade -- Reuters
South Korea Develops World’s Fastest Unmanned Aerial Vehicle -- Unmanned
French Senate's Call: Buy Reaper, Not Heron UAV -- Defense News
French UAVs: Who is Up, Who is Down? -- Ares/Aviation Week
Germany now major Mideast arms supplier -- UPI
U.S. Prepares to Vacate Pakistan Air Base -- New York Times/Reuters
Soldiers in Iraq Pack Gear for Departure -- US Department of Defense
Today's Military: The Most Top-Heavy Force in U.S. History -- Defpro
F-22 oxygen report delayed for months -- Flight Global
Drone Pilots: The Future Of Aerial Warfare -- NPR
Secretive Air Force space plane nears orbital record -- MSNBC
Survey Shows Growing Gap Between Civilians, Military -- US Department of Defense
DOD Works with Congress on Dover Review -- US Department of Defense
House votes to ease airport screening for troops -- Stars and Stripes/AP
US Services Announce First Fiscal 2012 Recruiting Numbers -- US Department of Defense
Key lawmakers support Obama military pay review -- Air Force Times
Defense on the chopping block -- Emily Miller, The Washington Times
Army judge to rule whether Fort Hood shooting suspect gets funding for 2 defense experts -- Washington Post
After losing fed loan, military solar project a go -- AP
Declassified Memo Hinted of 1941 Hawaii Attack -- US News And World Report
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