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- Stuxnet: It's the real thing, baby http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/12/07/stuxnet_its_the_real_thing_baby 2 comments
- Open Letter from a Fired Major http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/08/07/a_letter_from_a_major_fired_by_the_army?wp_login_redirect=0 57 comments army
- Yes, Marcus. They did die in vain. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2014/01/15/yes_marcus_they_did_die_in_vain 24 comments politics
- "This would mark the first time Chechens have attacked any sort of U.S. target. Up until now their focus has been on Russia. This is a big deal. " http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/04/19/chechnya_s_war_just_arrived_in_the_united_states 30 comments politics
- "From 1968 to 1979, a US Ambassador was killed in office on the average of one every two years" http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/11/30/ok_what_should_we_make_of_benghazi 4 comments politics
- You can go strangle yourself with that yellow ribbon, or, here is what I want you to do instead of shaking my hand | The Best Defense http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/08/06/you_can_go_strangle_yourself_with_that_yellow_ribbon_or_here_is_what_i_want_you_to_ 11 comments politics
- USS Liberty attacked in June 8, 1967 by Israeli Forces while navigating in international waters. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2012/01/23/was_there_academic_freedom_at_annapolis_during_the_israeli_ambassador_s_visit?page=1&wpisrc=obinsite#.tybrmmtp4ci.reddit 37 comments history
- Who won the war in Iraq? Tom Ricks makes the argument for Iran. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/29/who_won_the_war_in_iraq_heres_a_big_hint_it_wasnt_the_united_states_0 5 comments worldevents
- Who won the war in Iraq? (Here's a big hint: It wasn't the United States) - The United States lost 4474 soldiers (and counting), with thousands more crippled or wounded, spent a couple of trillion dollars that helped wreck our economy at home, and did not get much in return. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/09/29/who_won_the_war_in_iraq_heres_a_big_hint_it_wasnt_the_united_states_0 8 comments politics
- Your military isn't protecting your freedom in Iraq or Afghanistan http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/05/31/yesterdays_comment_of_the_day_an_army_captain_says_the_military_is_not_protecting_y 4 comments politics
- U.S. strategy to bomb countries "back to the Stone Age" in action. 49k lbs of explosives wipe small village off the map. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/13/travels_with_paula_i_a_time_to_build 4 comments politics
- Is AC/DC The Best Music For Going Into Combat? http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/09/the_soundtrack_for_going_into_combat 6 comments politics
- "By virtually all measures, the world is a far more peaceful place than it has been at any time in recorded history" http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/11/05/everybody_calm_the_hell_down_and_while_you_are_at_it_turn_off_your_tv 3 comments worldnews
- Former Joint Chiefs Chairman blames Iraq war “fiasco” on Rumsfeld and Franks, saying flatly the war was pointless. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/10/13/gen_shelton_iii_iraq_went_so_wrong_because_of_bush_administration_lies 8 comments politics
- Seriously people...the time has come for a draft. If you really want to end a war, it has to be connected to the people. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/06/16/former_pentagon_personnel_official_the_warrior_units_are_holding_tanks_for_misfits 8 comments reddit.com
- When will we give Mexico's drug war the attention it deserves? http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/01/12/the_war_at_home_the_spread_of_violent_gangs 5 comments politics
- Women are better at counterinsurgency. http://ricks.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2009/10/09/women_in_coin_ii_how_to_do_it_right 6 comments reddit.com