Showing posts with label commentary -- pentagon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label commentary -- pentagon. Show all posts
Saturday, March 13, 2021

The F-35 Program Reveals What Is Wrong With The Pentagon

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F-35A Lightning IIs from the 388th and 419th Fighter Wings, at Hill AFB, Utah, prepare for takeoff at Aviano AB, Italy, on May 31, 2019. Air...
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Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Are America's Military Generals Just Another Group Of Self-Interested Technocrats?

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Ryan McMaken, Mises Institute: Military Generals Are Just Another Group Of Self-Interested Technocrats The United States has always had...
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Friday, September 11, 2020

Is There A Problem In The Top Ranks Of America's Military?

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Flanked by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper (L) and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Army Gen. Mark Milley, U.S. President Donald Trump meets ...
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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Is The Pentagon's 'Credibility Problem' Getting Worse?

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Secretary of Defense Mark Esper, left, and Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, arrive for a briefing in Capitol Visi...
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Monday, November 6, 2017

Throughout U.S. History The Pentagon's Top Generals Have Only Said No To A President Once

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Mark Perry, Daily Beast: When the Pentagon Top Brass Said No to the President The speculation intensifies by the day: Will the genera...
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Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Should A Former General Be In Charge Of The U.S. Defense Department?

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Gen. James Mattis testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington July 27, 2010, on his nomina...
Tuesday, July 26, 2016

5 Pentagon Programs That May Not Deliver What Was Promised

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U.S. Air Force F-35A © Daniel Hughes / Reuters RT : 5 costly Pentagon projects of dubious merit With the world’s biggest military bud...
Wednesday, May 25, 2016

Does The Pentagon Take Us For Fools?

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The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, taken from an airplane in January 2008. Wikipedia Sputnik : Why...
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Wednesday, May 4, 2016

The Pentagon's Priorities Are Going To Change Soon Regardless Of Who Wins The White House

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Wikipedia Loren Thompson, Forbes : Why Pentagon Priorities Will Soon Change No Matter Who Becomes President Military planners and def...
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Thursday, October 29, 2015

U.S. Defense Industry Described In One Sentence

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A high-tech U.S. military blimp designed to detect a missile attack is pictured coming to the ground in Montour County, Pennsylvania, Oct...
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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

Is The U.S. Buying The Right Weapons For Future Wars?

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The fourth Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft arrives at the 422nd Test and Evaluation Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Apri...
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Sunday, November 16, 2014

Is Politics Killing The Pentagon

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Wikipedia Politics Is Killing The Pentagon -- Mackenzie Eaglen, The Hill As America returns to war in the Middle East, ramps up for ...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Who Really Runs The Pentagon?

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The Men Who Really Run The Pentagon -- Foreign Policy Bob Gates wrestled the defense budget back from the Joint Chiefs. Chuck Hagel is ...
Saturday, December 21, 2013

Eight Challenges That The Pentagon Must Face In 2014

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The Pentagon, headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, taken from an airplane in January 2008. Wikipedia New Year, New...
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Thursday, April 28, 2011

How Prepared Is The CIA And Pentagon For The Next Crisis?

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Will The CIA And Pentagon Be Ready For The Next Crisis? -- Fareed Zakaria, Washington Post As Leon Panetta and David Petraeus move into thei...
Thursday, May 14, 2009

Obama's Partisan Pentagon -- A Commentary

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From Human Events: Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ sweeping gag order prohibiting senior military officers from discussing the 2010 defense ...