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Don't Ask, Don't Care | July 8, 2009

How to End "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | July 7, 2009

Ending “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” | June 24, 2009

Ask the Expert: Putting an End to "Don't Ask Don't Tell" | June 22, 2009

Honoring Our Veterans on Memorial Day | May 22, 2009

Funding War Through the Backdoor | May 12, 2009

The Pentagon’s Papers | May 4, 2009

Ending Unneeded Weapons Programs | May 4, 2009

Restructuring the Weapon Acquisition System | April 30, 2009

Interactive Map: Europe's Role in Afghanistan | April 22, 2009

Getting the Defense Budget Under Control | April 9, 2009

Fact Sheet on Proposed Fiscal Year 2010 Defense Budget | April 9, 2009

Gates’ Weapons Cuts Will Make Us Safer | April 8, 2009

Weekly Round Up: March 2 - 6, 2009 | March 6, 2009

The Costs of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell | March 2, 2009

Obama’s Defense Budget Is on Target | February 26, 2009

Will Barack Obama Unleash Bob Gates? | January 12, 2009

Building a Military for the 21st Century | December 10, 2008

When Obama Should Go to War | December 10, 2008

Interactive: Design Your Own Defense Budget | December 10, 2008

Remembering Heroes on Veterans Day 2008 | November 11, 2008

Think Again: The Invisible Battle Over Posse Comitatus | October 23, 2008

Restructuring the Military | October 10, 2008

Bush Makes Mountains Out of Molehills | September 9, 2008

Aid for the Future | July 31, 2008

Moving Beyond the Carter Doctrine: The U.S. Military Presence in the Persian Gulf | July 29, 2008

Humanity as a Weapon of War | June 30, 2008

Support the Troops? | June 4, 2008

Remembering General William E. Odom | June 2, 2008

Three Progressive Foreign Policy Proposals That Respond to the Challenges of Our Time | May 30, 2008

Honoring Our Veterans on Memorial Day | May 23, 2008

Think Again: There They Go Again: The “Pro-Military” Conservatives | May 22, 2008

Congress Must Ask General Petraeus Tough Questions | May 21, 2008

Embracing New Role | May 20, 2008

Interactive Map: What Are You Paying for the War? | May 13, 2008

These Aren't Reagan's Ground Forces | May 9, 2008

Petraeus Appointment Raises Questions | April 23, 2008

No Bang for the Buck | April 16, 2008

The State of America's Ground Forces | April 16, 2008

Homeless Veterans by the Numbers | April 9, 2008

Veterans' Mental Health by the Numbers | April 7, 2008

The Creation of a Home Guard for Domestic Preparedness | April 2, 2008

Share the Burden: Making Economic and Patriotic Sacrifices | March 24, 2008

Buying American: Congress Should Keep Contracts Fair | March 20, 2008

An Easy Answer Muddled by this Administration | March 19, 2008

Petraeus Shouldn't Be a Solo Act | March 14, 2008

Declaration of Principles: Future United States Commitment to Iraq | March 4, 2008

Restoring America's Military After Iraq | February 28, 2008

Major Weapon Systems Are Another Victim of Iraq | February 20, 2008

New U.S. Leaders to Withdraw Troops from Iraq to Improve Security at Home | February 5, 2008

The Surge Isn't Working: Pulse on Iraq | February 4, 2008

Changing To Meet New Challenges | February 1, 2008

No Virtue in Necessity: Bush Misleads on Troop Withdrawals | January 28, 2008

After the Surge: U.S. Army Chief of Staff Casey Is Right to Be Worried | January 17, 2008

The Cost of The Next 10 Years in Iraq | January 15, 2008

Tangled Tapes: Spliced Video Gives False View of Hormuz Incident | January 11, 2008

Public Opinion Snapshot: Military Families Are Fed Up | December 21, 2007

Quality of Life in the Military | December 20, 2007

Six Questions for Secretary Gates | December 10, 2007

40 Reasons to Reengage in Afghanistan | December 10, 2007

Restoring American Military Power: Toward a New Progressive Defense Strategy for America | December 10, 2007

Giving Thanks | November 20, 2007

Think Again: Liberals and Veterans: Welcome Back | November 15, 2007

Guard Deployments Unsustainable | November 14, 2007

Remembering Heroes on Veterans Day | November 9, 2007

Veterans Health Care by the Numbers | November 9, 2007

Broken Contract: The Limits of the All-Volunteer Army | November 7, 2007

The Forgotten Front | November 6, 2007

More Wasteful Pentagon Spending | October 25, 2007

Tensions Peak in Northern Iraq | October 17, 2007

America's Overstretched Army | October 12, 2007

Combat-Ready? Sir, No, Sir. | October 9, 2007

The Government, Not Blackwater, Should Have the Monopoly of Force | October 7, 2007

Afghanistan, Six Years Later | October 5, 2007

Shining Light on Blackwater USA | October 2, 2007

Overseeing Afghanistan’s Reconstruction | October 1, 2007

Iraq, Pentagon spending and the Iowa Caucuses | September 29, 2007

What Are You Paying for the War? | September 26, 2007

Violence by the Numbers in Iraq: Sound Data or Shaky Statistics? | September 25, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.24.07-9.28.07 | September 24, 2007

A Strategic and Moral Crisis: An Interactive Graphic | September 18, 2007

This Week in Congress: 9.17.07-9.21.07 | September 17, 2007

In the Valley of Elah | September 11, 2007

How to Withdraw Quickly and Safely | September 9, 2007

How to View the Report on the Surge | September 8, 2007

Another Surge, This Time in Middle East Diplomacy | September 7, 2007

Key Questions on the White House Report and Petraeus-Crocker Testimony | September 7, 2007

How to Redeploy: Implementing a Responsible Drawdown of U.S. Forces from Iraq | August 27, 2007

Beyond the Call of Duty | August 7, 2007

A Broken Army | July 27, 2007

Iraq Study Group’s Recommendations Overtaken by Events in Iraq | July 11, 2007

Veterans Speak Out Against War | July 9, 2007

Iraq Four Years Later: From “Bring ‘Em On” to Bait and Switch | July 2, 2007

Public Opinion Snapshot: The Verdict on the Surge | June 29, 2007

Lost Professionalism | June 26, 2007

Strategic Reset | June 25, 2007

3,500 Soldiers Dead in Iraq | June 8, 2007

Map: Our Overstretched National Guard | May 31, 2007

Think Again: Who Really Supports the Troops? | May 31, 2007

Over Here | May 27, 2007

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