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* '''2007-09-30''' [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iq0-8o9wB9Q3MzvUVX4dmlTCDPow A pragamatic admiral takes the helm as the US military's top officer]: "Admiral [[Michael Mullen]], former chief of US naval operations, takes over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Monday from Marine Corps General [[Peter Pace]] at a ceremony at a Civil War-era fort overlooking the Potomac River." | * '''2007-09-30''' [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5iq0-8o9wB9Q3MzvUVX4dmlTCDPow A pragamatic admiral takes the helm as the US military's top officer]: "Admiral [[Michael Mullen]], former chief of US naval operations, takes over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Monday from Marine Corps General [[Peter Pace]] at a ceremony at a Civil War-era fort overlooking the Potomac River." | ||
| + | * '''2007-08-13''' [http://defencedebate.wordpress.com/2007/08/13/us-and-uk-defence-to-be-one-market/ US and UK Defence - To be one Market?]: "[[George W. Bush|President Bush]] and [[Tony Blair|Prime Minister Blair]] have today signed a Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty which will further strengthen and deepen the effort between our respective defense establishments to achieve fully interoperable forces, and to leverage the strength of our defense industries in direct support of our armed forces." | ||
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- US military readiness has plummeted in recent years, largely because of overcommitment to the US invasion of Iraq
- US military spending has been steadily declining since World War II (as a percentage of both GDP and DS) with neither political party being notably more responsible than the other.
- Religious control of the US military
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- 2007-09-30 A pragamatic admiral takes the helm as the US military's top officer: "Admiral Michael Mullen, former chief of US naval operations, takes over as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Monday from Marine Corps General Peter Pace at a ceremony at a Civil War-era fort overlooking the Potomac River."
- 2007-08-13 US and UK Defence - To be one Market?: "President Bush and Prime Minister Blair have today signed a Defense Trade Cooperation Treaty which will further strengthen and deepen the effort between our respective defense establishments to achieve fully interoperable forces, and to leverage the strength of our defense industries in direct support of our armed forces."