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| | | | | Originally appeared atTomDispatch. As a retired U.S. Air Force officer, I firmly believe in civilian control of our military. This country should be a nation of laws - not of special interests, oligarchs, or kings. Before committing our forces to battle, Congress should always declare war in the name of... | |
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| | | | | Today's guest post comes from Barefoot Boomer, who is a glutton for punishment, this being his second post. Read his first post here.Boomer is a career Army officer and strategist. He is also a historian with an emphasis in American and German military history. The content and opinions of this article are the author's only... | |
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| | | | | By William J. Astore | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - America has always had a love affair with its generals. It started at the founding of the republic with George Washington and continued with (among others) Andrew Jackson, Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, and Dwight D. Eisenhower. These military men shared something in common: they were winning generals. Washington in the Revolution; Jackson in the War of 1812; Taylor in the Mexican-American War; Grant in the Civil War; and Ike, of course, in World War II. Americans have always loved a hero in uniform -- when he wins. Yet | |
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| | | Collins, who is up for re-election in 2020, has emerged as a possible swing vote in the Senate impeachment trial | ||