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How Hillary's Hawkishness Could Cost Her the Presidency
Clinton's support for the Iraq War backfired in 2008. Her support for the intervention in Libya could do the same in 2016.
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Picking a Political Fight Over the Language of Terrorism
Instead of talking about the war on ISIS, the Obama administration is spending time tripping over words into a political trap it's opponents deftly have set.
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Pentagon Press Secretary Kirby To Be Replaced by a Civilian
The familiar 2-star admiral will step down as Defense Secretary Ash Carter looks for a civilian mouthpiece.
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Jeb Bush Is His Own Man -- And Most of His Competition -- on Foreign Policy
The U.S. “no longer inspires fear in our enemies” says Jeb Bush, painting Obama as indecisive, but saying little about what he’d do differently.
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How America's History 'At War' Shapes the Battle Against ISIS
Considering America's history of declaring war, the Obama administration has taken a remarkable step forward by proposing a new authorization with a time limit.
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Bob Corker’s War
How a soft-spoken southern senator who built shopping centers became one of the most important figures in the war against the Islamic State.
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Why Obama Won't Talk About Islamic Terrorism
The refusal to acknowledge the aims of Islamic terrorism is central to the Obama administration’s fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
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The Debate About ISIS War Powers Means Trouble for Rand Paul
The Republican senator is national security outlier in his party, and that could come back to haunt him in 2016.
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McConnell: 'Up to House' To Fund Homeland Security
Only 16 days remain before funding for the department expires, and Congress remains more gridlocked than ever on the issue.
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What Would the Obama of 2007 Say About His War Powers Request?
Eight years ago, President Obama campaigned on a pledge to limit the use of military force. He now finds himself asking Congress for the authority to wage war.
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Obama’s ISIS War Powers Request Has Few Limits on Who, Where, How
President Obama’s requested authorization for the use of force against ISIS has few limits on how, where, and whom the fight is against.
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Ash Carter Sails Through Senate Armed Services Committee
The Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to send on Ash Carter’s nomination for a full vote. Lawmakers want him in the Pentagon by week’s end.
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Germany Can Stop 'Assuming the Worst' About NSA Spying, Obama Says
The president defended the NSA's intelligence gathering methods even as he expressed impatience with U.S. allies' skepticism of his administration's concern for the civil liberties of foreigners.
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Obama’s War Powers Request Expected to Spark New Debate This Week
New war powers for the Islamic State fight are expected any day now. They will unleash the first real debate on war in more than a decade.
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Defense Cuts Threaten To Split the GOP
Republicans have little room for error in their bid to pass a budget, and sequestration is forcing a rethink of conventional priorities.
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Air Force General's Treason Comments Spark Investigation
The Air Force is now investigating a general who reportedly accused Air Force pilots of committing treason for sharing successes of the A-10 aircraft with lawmakers.
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Obama's New National Security Strategy Could Force Clinton to Take a Hard Line
Critics are attacking Obama's new national security strategy as weak and unfocused -- leaving Democrats on the defensive.
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Democrats Hit GOP Over National Security in Homeland Funding Bill Fight
Citing Paris, ISIS and even 9/11, Democrats try to gain some leverage over the GOP in a fight that leaves the Homeland Security Department's future in limbo.
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Republicans Go Easy on Ash Carter, Keep Focus on White House
Instead of attacking Obama’s national security strategy, lawmakers mostly held off, deciding Ash Carter will have little impact on policy.
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