New Wars

• The Futility of Armor

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  Don’t Blame the Strykers The Stryker armored vehicles, made popular in Iraq and wildly successful there, are getting a bad rap in Afghanistan due to mounting casualties. Here is Robert Haddick at Foreign Policy.com with “Why Don’t Stryker Brigades Work in Afghanistan?”: On July 5, the U.S. Army’s 5th Stryker Brigade arrived in Kandahar [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:07pm EST
  by Mike Burleson

• The Hero of Fort Hood

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  We’ve kept our opinions to ourselves on the Fort Hood Massacre, not wanting to add to the hurt the nation is suffering through. Our thoughts and prayers certainly go out to the families of the fallen. Consistently we have noticed in our nearly 44 years, that some light shines in [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 6:23am EST
  by Mike Burleson