With the economy still in a funk and politicians and defense officials panicking about Pentagon cutbacks, the morale of the force is hardly sky-high — but it is better than last year, according to the 2012 Military Times Poll. Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family News Veterans News

Here we go again. With the economy showing faint signs of life and their positions on the social issues alienating most moderates, the leading Republican candidates, with the exception of Ron Paul, have returned to the elixir of warmongering to once again sway the gullible masses. Read more: Robert Scheer, Debate, Bush, Pakistan, Economy, War, [...]

MEXICO CITY, Feb 24 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund flagged higher oil prices as a rising threat to the global economy on Friday, urging… Read more: European Debt Crisis, David Lipton, Video, Policymakers, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Strait of Hormuz, Reuters, Oil Prices, Oil, European Union, International Monetary Fund, Secretary-General of the Organisation [...]

As all eyes turn to Capitol Hill tonight for the State of the Union address, I’ll join 20 fellow Iraq vets on the House floor and millions nationwide and overseas who are looking for crucial promises from the president. Read more: Michelle Obama, Jobs, Veterans, War, Suicide, Mental Health, Iraq, Afghanistan, Obama, Post-9/11 Gi Bill, [...]

President Obama has kept his word and kept us focused, and that’s why we need to keep him in the White House. Read more: Iraq, Obama, U.S. Economy, Iraq War Ending, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq War, Obama Leadership, Election 2012, Obama Elections 2012, Al Qaeda, Politics News Iraq news Military News Military Breaking News Military Family [...]

President Obama has kept his word and kept us focused, and that’s why we need to keep him in the White House. Read more: Iraq, Obama, U.S. Economy, Iraq War Ending, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq War, Obama Leadership, Election 2012, Obama Elections 2012, Al Qaeda, Politics News

While some analysts have lauded a regional strategy for economic growth as envisioned in the Silk Road initiative, others have been more skeptical, given the geopolitical rivalries among Afghanistan’s neighbors. Read more: Afghan-Economy, Post War Afghanistan, Afghanistan Economy, Afghanistan Economic Future, New Silk Road Strategy Afghanistan, New Silk Road Strategy, War in Afghanistan, Future Afghanistan, [...]

Three of the last nine presidents were from Texas and each of them led us into disastrous wars that have divided our nation, bankrupted our economy, undermined our world image, eroded our military might and killed and maimed tens of thousands. Read more: Afghanistan, Iraq, Michele Bachmann, President Obama, Gov. Rick Perry, Elections 2012, Vientam, [...]

Three of the last nine presidents were from Texas and each of them led us into disastrous wars that have divided our nation, bankrupted our economy, undermined our world image, eroded our military might and killed and maimed tens of thousands. Read more: Afghanistan, Iraq, Michele Bachmann, President Obama, Gov. Rick Perry, Elections 2012, Vientam, [...]

CAMP LEATHERNECK, Afghanistan — A half a world away from the Capitol Hill deadlock, the economy and debt crisis are weighing heavily on U.S. troops i… Read more: Debt Ceiling Troop Payments, Military, U.S. Military, Debt Ceiling, Afghanistan, Military Spending, Debt Limit, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 112th Congress, Admiral Mike Mullen, Mike Mullen, Politics News