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03/14/2011
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A Navy Fighter Pilot’s Perspective on the No-Fly Zone
In 1999, I was a Navy F-14 pilot enforcing a no-fly zone over Southern Iraq. As I climbed into my cockpit, I was confident –…
02/22/2011
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The Strange Republican Cuts to National Security
As a progressive who strongly believes in a “whole of government” approach to ensuring the nation’s security, I cheered when the Obama administration’s 2010 National…
02/10/2011
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A Serious Man
As political handicappers weigh the impact on next year’s elections of Senator Jim Webb’s decision not to seek a second term, this much is certain:…
09/30/2010
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Do You Know Anyone Who Has Served in the Military?
In late July, I was sitting in a Seattle restaurant with my uncle and his wife. Our conversation ebbed and flowed among the many problems…
12/08/2009
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Vets for Energy Security
As the Copenhagen summit on climate change gets under way, we’re going to hear a lot from naysayers like Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck about…