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Was Iraq Worth It?Ten years ago today, U.S. air, sea and land forces attacked Iraq. And the great goals... |
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Stay out of the Syrian Maelstrom“In Syria, I will work ... to identify and organize those members of the opposition who... |
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Shorn of IndividualityIn Basic Training, we were given a set of civilian clothes which had to be worn... |
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Moonlight Over BasraOne of my sergeant majors was an airborne soldier and what he said was gospel to us. We... |
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When the Towers FellSeptember 11 happened as soon as I’d gotten to my first regiment. It was just after... |
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The Futility of CleanlinessThe Army was obsessed with cleanliness. We’d crane our necks around the bottoms of... |
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In the Shadow of the YanksEverything was bigger with the Yanks: their soldiers, their food, and their... |
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Building Bridges and Making SoldiersThe Royal Engineers did anything the Army needed—from building bridges to crossing... |
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Ours Was Not to Reason WhyTony Blair was interrupted at the Leveson Inquiry last week by a protestor calling him... |
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A Millionaire in the Danger ZoneSunil* was a well-fed Indian shipping millionaire. I’d heard about him through people... |
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The Bore WarWar is supposed to be full of action. Men are supposed to dive over barbed wire and... |
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Last Letters“I want you to shoot me,” he said. He must have been joking. It was a struggle to... |
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Too Far From the Front Line to CareThe Afghanistan war started over ten years ago. We’ve seen maps and graphics on the... |
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Ground Rules for a Perfect SocietyIf you were drawing up plans on how to run a private members’ club, a larger society,... |